Norwegian Cyber Defense

Abstract

This thesis postulates the need for a more proactive approach to cyber defense in Norway and offers recommendations about how Norway can be better prepared to counter cyber threats. It finds that Norway s strategic infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attacks and that Norway has no coherent strategy for meeting this challenge. The thesis argues that an effective cyber defense requires a wide range of offensive and defensive measures as well as a central authority for command and control. Norway must increasingly be perceived as a serious and tough player in cyberspace; this requires proactive thinking and offensive capabilities. An important first step would be to make the Ministry of Defense responsible for the nation s cyber defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA621758

Entities

People

  • Karl B. Stensboel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Security Techniques
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • International Law
  • Malware
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Scada
  • Situational Awareness

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control