Reflections on a Strategic Vision for Computer Network Operations

Abstract

US Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC's) are unprepared to effectively plan computer network operations (CNO) and incorporate them into military operations. This condition is not due to any failure of GCC commanders to recognize their warfighting responsibility. Current legal authorities and national policy primarily enable CNO support at the strategic level of war. However, they marginalize GCC CNO planning efforts by denying commanders CNO decision-making authority in the more decisive operational cyberwar. This paper will discuss the efficacy of this current approach to CNO within a framework of its missing component: a Department of Defense (DoD) strategic vision for how to use CNO to help win wars in the cyberspace domain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 2010
Accession Number
ADA526196

Entities

People

  • John R. Mahoney

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber