Cyber Warfare: A Need for Beyond Goldwater-Nichols

Abstract

Although the nature of war does not change, the inventions of art and science evolve, resulting in innovations that prove most difficult for leaders and warfighters to effectively incorporate into their current operations. Cyberspace is a technological innovation that has been easily incorporated, but the problems resulting from the cross-organizational nature of the domain and the global pervasiveness of the medium have not been adequately considered. Cyberspace is the medium that links all public and private agencies within the country and presents vulnerabilities that can be exploited by both state and non-state actors. Therefore, to better protect networked infrastructure, mandates beyond Goldwater-Nichols must be initiated to ensure that organizations adhere to standards established and managed by a senior agency designed to improve response to possible attacks, economy of effort, and the use of resources in a constrained environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2011
Accession Number
ADA601658

Entities

People

  • Reginald J. Smith

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Education
  • Information Security
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber