Cyber Key Terrain: A Conceptual Assessment
Abstract
This report presents an analysis of the concept of cyber key terrain. The conceptual analysis reviews use of the term in recent governmental and non-governmental studies, and is accompanied by an extensive annotated bibliography. This report contributes to a larger U.S. Marine Corps Cyberspace Key Terrain study, whose purpose is to analyze current approaches to the cyberspace key terrain concept within the Department of Defense (DoD) in order to enhance methodologies for identifying and analyzing the importance of cyberspace systems, services, and processes for Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) mission areas. This report contributes to that broader purpose by assessing the conceptual clarity of existing uses of the cyber key terrain concept and considering the utility of the concept as a means to effective mission planning. Two findings of this report bear reporting at the outset. The first of these findings is the limited scope of attention to the topic of cyber key terrain. The second concerns the general absence of awareness of the metaphorical quality of the concept of cyber key terrain in most applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1111645
Entities
People
- Wade L. Huntley
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School