The Science and Technology of Cyber Operations

Abstract

The Air Force Research Laboratory provides the science and technology (S&T) vision, leadership, and products that enable the United States Air Force (USAF) to accomplish its mission to "fly, fight, and win in air, space, and cyberspace." The dependence on cyberspace of US weapon systems, critical infrastructure, financial institutions, and our way of life creates an imperative to operate freely in this domain. The USAF vision of global vigilance, global reach, and global power depends vitally on the ability to dominate cyberspace through integrated defensive and offensive operations across blue, red, and gray cyber systems, as well as across the global cyberspace commons. This article describes an S&T perspective on cyber operations within the focus necessary to operate in a contested cyber domain and to assure critical military missions in land, sea, air, and space against threats in cyberspace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA516556

Entities

People

  • Brian Sessler
  • George Tadda
  • Herb Klumpe
  • James Sidoran
  • Jason Siegfried
  • Kamal Jabbour
  • Mark Gorniak
  • Patrick Hurley
  • Paul Ratazzi
  • Paul Repak
  • Scott Adams
  • Thomas Vestal
  • Todd Humiston
  • Walt Tirenin

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Infrastructure
  • Military Research
  • Networks
  • Situational Awareness
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space