Protection: The Key to Cyberspace
Abstract
The Department of Defense, as well as the United States, is dependent upon "reliable information and communications networks and assured access to cyberspace", in order to conduct successful military operations and to ensure the economic viability of the nation. The increasingly sophisticated actions of state and non state actors are impacting cyberspace to the point that one must question the viability of ensuring an acceptable degree of reliability and access. It is an international issue, yet the international community cannot reach a consensus on how to develop a common set of laws and or treaties that will force state and non state actors to operate in a predictable manner. The hardware, software and firmware that make up network and security tools are suspect and often riddled with vulnerabilities. A mechanism for establishing and enforcing enterprise standards, policies and procedures, does not exist. Since all participants in cyberspace are interconnected, the most effective participant is often forced to the level of the lowest common denominator. The DoD, as well as the nation must start making fundamental changes in how cyberspace is governed and enforcing standards that must be met.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA520011
Entities
People
- Leroy Lundgren
Organizations
- United States Army War College