M&S Journal. Volume 8, Issue 2, Summer 2013

Abstract

THE GROWTH OF COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE SINCE THE 1990 s HAS BEEN STAGGERING. DURING THIS TIME OUR NATION HAS GONE FROM SIMPLE DIAL-UP ACCESS THAT ALLOWED FILE SHARING TO THE UBIQUITOUS BROADBAND ENVIRONMENT OF TODAY THAT ADDRESSES ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES FROM PRIVATE TO PUBLIC. THE INTERNATIONAL SCOPE OF ACCESS IS ON A SCALE WE COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED 20 YEARS AGO. WITH THESE TECHNICAL ADVANCES COME RELATED THREATS. INITIALLY THESE THREATS WERE FEW AND COULD ONLY BE COMMITTED BY HIGHLY SKILLED PERSONS. THE OPPORTUNITIES TO CAUSE HARM WERE LIMITED AS THE ON-LINE ENVIRONMENT WAS ALSO LIMITED. HOWEVER, AS THE CAPABILITIES HAVE EXPANDED SO HAVE THE THREATS. THE EXPANSION HAS GROWN TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS GONE PAST THE PRANKS OF INDIVIDUALS TO A WIDE RANGE OF CYBER-CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE CURRENT SPECTRUM OF THREATS INCLUDES CYBER-ESPIONAGE, THE MASSIVE LOSS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, BOTH FROM BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT, AND THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES FROM STATE SPONSORED CYBER ACTIVITIES.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589963

Entities

People

  • Robert Graebener
  • Steven E. King

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Military Science
  • Network Protocols
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber