Advanced Education for the Cyber Workforce: Addressing a Key Vulnerability in the Marine Corps

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to research the current cyber operation environment in which the Marine Corps is operating and determine if the established training systems provides the adequate depth of knowledge and understanding required for its senior cyber workforce. While there are many variables that go into cyber operations, this paper focuses specifically on what the Marine Corps is currently doing for training and where it needs to develop to meet the emerging threats and technological advancements within the cyber domain. This paper seeks to showcase where the Marine Corps can take advantage of lessons learned from its sister services and industry to develop an advanced education program focused on developing a cadre of well educated cyber professionals. Additionally, this paper points out unique capabilities and assets that are already available to the Marine Corps in order to establish an advanced cyber education program quickly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177198

Entities

People

  • Jason R. Smith

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Distance Learning
  • Education
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Network Architecture
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber