Engaging the Nation's Critical Infrastructure Sector to Deter Cyber Threats

Abstract

The United States national security is at risk. State and non-state cyber actors have increasingly gained and sustained access extending beyond military targets. The exploitation of government and private networks has left the United States vulnerable to cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, theft of intellectual properties, disruption of financial institutions, and has threatened the military's readiness and ability to operate. The secrecy of cyber threats has prevented the United States from effectively defending against those threats capable of targeting critical infrastructures. To defend and counter the cyber threat, in the interest of national security, the United States will have to engage and collaborate with the industries that maintain the nation s critical infrastructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589059

Entities

People

  • Brian P. Burrow

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber