DoD CIO Annual Information Assurance Report

Abstract

Today's globalization of systems and networks creates a new dimension for warfare. The adversary can be a lone hacker either out for a thrill or with a grudge against the U.S. government, a member of a state-supported cyber-warfare group, or a cyber-terrorist driven by ideology, religion, or money. The new warfighter is the cyber-warrior with technical and non-traditional skills. Complicating this new "dimension" is the need for the Department of Defense (DoD) to change its defensive strategy, because of cost and complexity issues, from the risk-avoidance approach to the risk management approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA391407

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Assistant Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber