USCYBERCOM and Cyber Security: Is a Comprehensive Strategy Possible?

Abstract

In 2008, after a significant breach of its networks, the Department of Defense realized that a military so heavily reliant on cyberspace is also vulnerable to anyone with access to the Internet. With all the national strategic guidance, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has yet to develop a comprehensive strategy. USCYBERCOM must create a strategy that fosters unity of effort and unity of action to operate successfully in the cyber domain. This paper will examine five aspects of USCYBERCOM: organization, command and control, computer network operations (CNO), synchronization, and resourcing. It will identify areas that currently present significant risk to USCYBERCOM's ability to create a strategy that can achieve success in its cyberspace operations. The paper will recommend potential solutions that can increase the effectiveness of the USCYBERCOM strategy to advance the nation's security posture in cyberspace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2011
Accession Number
ADA565051

Entities

People

  • Michael P. Jackson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control