Cyberspace Operators Earning Their Wings
Abstract
U.S. military cyber operators must adopt an operational mindset to create information and decision superiority for friendly forces and generate military effects in the operational environment. Recognizing cyberspace s purposes to augment human intellect and control structurally complex automated systems uncovers cyberspace s value to its users. Pairing its purpose with terminology that describes the informational and physical composition of cyberspace provides cyber operators a practical representation of the domain. Finally, understanding cyberspace in its general form provides cyber operators the ability to identify the military dimensions of cyberspace. In addition to understanding cyberspace s nature, cyber operators must exhibit operational behaviors. These include the manufacture and defense of friendly cyberspace as well as the ability to attack and exploit the information resources and accompanying information technology infrastructures of adversaries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 05, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA601122
Entities
People
- Larry B. Fletcher Jr.
Organizations
- Marine Corps University