U.S. Space Command's Role in Computer Network Defense: 2020 Vision or Hack Job?

Abstract

The UCP change that assigned responsibility for CND to U.S. Space Command (USSC) is a fundamentally flawed attempt to correct a perceived deficiency in Information Operations (IO) doctrine and organizational design. The CND mission has been defined too narrowly and rigidly and will result in the introduction of exploitable vulnerabilities in the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) These DII vulnerabilities will be easily and quickly exploited by sophisticated adversaries in a manner that is imperceptible to those charged with protecting it. USSC will not and cannot be effective in improving the integration of CND into military planning and operations. On the contrary, it will likely slow development and fielding of new defensive capabilities, unnecessarily complicate inter-service and inter-agency coordination, and potentially weaken the U.S. military's information security posture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405816

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Stephenson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Operations
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space