The Impact of Computer Network Attacks on Infrastructure Centers of Gravity.

Abstract

Computer Network Attack is a significant asymmetric threat to the United States and its military. Motives vary, but the threat from CNA is real; US infrastructure targets are vulnerable; those that directly affect the ability of the US military to conduct its missions are evident Innovation in CNA is unrestrained, and privacy rights of the US citizenry conflict directly with US government efforts to take active measures to help defend against CNA. CNA today could be economically damaging to the computer and network dependent society that the United States has become. The challenge is to define the problem separately from every other consideration and challenge that the military faces in the Information Age including the broader mission areas of Information Operations and Information Warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364072

Entities

People

  • Allan D. Payne

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • National Security
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design