Space, Time and Force: Relationships in Cyber Space

Abstract

The Joint Chiefs of Staff envision information superiority, attained through the conduct of Information Operations (I0), as key in obtaining full spectrum dominance in future conflicts. Computer Network Attack (CNA) and Defense (CND) are relatively new I0 weapons that the operational commander will soon employ along with his other, more traditional, weapons to gain information superiority and maintain freedom of action while limiting that of his enemy. He will also have to defend against the same types of weapons wielded by his enemy, for the depth and breadth of networked computer system in the U.S. military makes him vulnerable to attack. Planning to execute, and defend against, a CNA is a task not addressed by current planning methodologies and procedures It will still require the planner to balance the operational factors of space, time, and force in relation to his objective, at times much like he would for a physical attack and at others in very new and interesting ways.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389582

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey K. Souder

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberspace
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Military Organizations
  • Radar
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space