Cyber Analogies

Abstract

This anthology of cyber analogies will resonate with readers whose duties call for them to set strategies to protect the virtual domain and determine the policies that govern it. Our belief it that learning is most effective when concepts under consideration can be aligned with already-existing understanding or knowledge. Cyber issues are inherently tough to explain in layman s terms. The future is always open and undetermined, and the numbers of actors and the complexity of their relations are too great to give definitive guidance about future developments. In this report, historical analogies, carefully developed and properly applied, help indicate a direction for action by reducing complexity and making the future at least cognately manageable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2014
Accession Number
ADA601645

Entities

People

  • Emily O. Goldman
  • John Arquilla

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace