The Space Between: Policy Implications for the Conceptualization of Cyberspace as a Domain

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to identify the extent to which defining cyberspace as domain will affect the formulation of Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) policy related to cyberspace in the future. However, as cyberspace lacks a consistent definition, a prerequisite for this discussion is establishing exactly what cyberspace is. Having provided framework for understanding cyberspace, the policy approaches of the last five presidential administrations were examined to determine whether they treat cyberspace as a domain and what this suggests about future policy development. In the end, there appears to be a tendency for each presidential administration to treat cyberspace as an instrument rather than a domain, which is an approach that will likely require adjustment as threats within cyberspace evolve so as to adequately address them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1173445

Entities

People

  • Jonathan Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Cognition
  • Commerce
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • National Security
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Social Media
  • United States

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space