Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
In December, 2005, the USAF added cyberspace as a domain of operations to its mission statement "fly and fight in air, space and cyberspace". In November, 2006, the CSAF announced the designation of 8th Air Force as the Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER) and charged 8AF with developing a plan for organizing, training and equipping a cyber force. Further, the Chief signaled his intent to redefine airpower" by focusing on integrating USAF capabilities in air, space, and cyberspace. These events necessitate a cultural change that will impact all AF members. All airmen (to include guard, reserve and civilians) must understand the cyberspace domain and how the US uses it to protect national power and deliver sovereign options for the Commander in Chief.
Developing Cyberspace Competencies for Air Force Professional Military Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
In December, 2005, the USAF added cyberspace as a domain of operations to its mission statement "fly and fight in air, space and cyberspace". In November, 2006, the CSAF announced the designation of 8th Air Force as the Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER) and charged 8AF with developing a plan for organizing, training and equipping a cyber force. Further, the Chief signaled his intent to redefine airpower" by focusing on integrating USAF capabilities in air, space, and cyberspace. These events necessitate a cultural change that will impact all AF members. All airmen (to include guard, reserve and civilians) must understand the cyberspace domain and how the US uses it to protect national power and deliver sovereign options for the Commander in Chief.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
In December, 2005, the USAF added cyberspace as a domain of operations to its mission statement "fly and fight in air, space and cyberspace". In November, 2006, the CSAF announced the designation of 8th Air Force as the Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER) and charged 8AF with developing a plan for organizing, training and equipping a cyber force. Further, the Chief signaled his intent to redefine airpower" by focusing on integrating USAF capabilities in air, space, and cyberspace. These events necessitate a cultural change that will impact all AF members. All airmen (to include guard, reserve and civilians) must understand the cyberspace domain and how the US uses it to protect national power and deliver sovereign options for the Commander in Chief.
Beyond Service Core Competency
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Fighting Chance
Author: Neyla Arnas
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974951
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Copublished with National Defense University Press
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974951
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Copublished with National Defense University Press
Air Force Cyberspace Reports
Author: U. S. Military
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521100615
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This unique book reproduces five important military reports and studies dealing with cyberspace attacks and computer network security: Act and Actor Attribution in Cyberspace: A Proposed Analytic Framework * Principles of War for Cyberspace * Influence Operations and the Internet: A 21st Century Issue * A Cyberspace Command and Control Model * Operating at the Convergence of Sea Power and Cyber Power: Bringing the Fleet Resources to the Joint Force Commander Cyber attribution continues to vex cyber operators. Often, it is dismissed as impossible to definitively obtain, or worse, unnecessary. Properly analyzed, cyber attribution consists of two components. Actor attribution is concerned with determining who or what entity committed an act of cyber hostility. Act attribution consists of determining the relative severity of a hostile cyber act and whether the act is the equivalent of an armed attack. Attribution is critically important to government actors because it shapes both the proper response to a hostile cyber act and helps determine the appropriate responding agency. However, despite its highly technical context, cyber attribution is not a science. Instead, it is a subjective analysis similar to the attribution conducted every day by legal practitioners in criminal and civil courts. This paper proposes a subjective, continuum-based analytic framework for assessing cyber actor and act attribution. Proper application of such a framework helps cyber practitioners assess the proper response and responder for hostile cyber acts, helps define the roles and responsibilities of responding agencies, enhances deterrence, and promotes analytic consistency in an area dominated by ambiguity. As the United States Air Force develops doctrine, education, and organization for cyberspace, we need to consider the traditional principles of war and how/if they apply to cyberspace, and under what situations, so we can develop a conceptual foundation for effective cyberspace warfighting doctrine. Most importantly, we should understand the cyberspace domain requires a new and different way of thinking to develop the most useful doctrine, education, and organizational structures. We must avoid falling into the trap of merely rewording existing air and space doctrine by simply replacing "air" or "space" with "cyber." There are generally two predominant traditions for principles of war-the western view of Clausewitz and the eastern view of Sun Tzu. Clausewitz's western Newtonian world conceptualizes war using mass, objective, and maneuver among other principles in a state-on-state kinetic war for a political objective. However, Sun Tzu's eastern world conceptualizes war focusing on the criticality of intelligence, deception to defeat the mind of the enemy, and knowing that relationships between things matter most in the strategy of war. It is essential to examine which tradition is the best guide for developing cyber strategy; or do we need a combination? The conduct of information operations (IO), which includes military deception (MILDEC) and psychological operations (PSYOP), by the United States military, is based on both doctrinal precedence and operational necessity. The increasing use of cyber technology and the internet in executing IO missions offers technological advantages while simultaneously being a minefield fraught with legal and cultural challenges. Using Joint and Air Force doctrinal publications, published books, and academic papers, this thesis first defines relevant terminology and then identifies current operational and legal constraints in the execution of IO using cyber technology. It concludes with recommended remediation actions to enhance the use of the internet as a military IO tool in today's cyber world.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521100615
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This unique book reproduces five important military reports and studies dealing with cyberspace attacks and computer network security: Act and Actor Attribution in Cyberspace: A Proposed Analytic Framework * Principles of War for Cyberspace * Influence Operations and the Internet: A 21st Century Issue * A Cyberspace Command and Control Model * Operating at the Convergence of Sea Power and Cyber Power: Bringing the Fleet Resources to the Joint Force Commander Cyber attribution continues to vex cyber operators. Often, it is dismissed as impossible to definitively obtain, or worse, unnecessary. Properly analyzed, cyber attribution consists of two components. Actor attribution is concerned with determining who or what entity committed an act of cyber hostility. Act attribution consists of determining the relative severity of a hostile cyber act and whether the act is the equivalent of an armed attack. Attribution is critically important to government actors because it shapes both the proper response to a hostile cyber act and helps determine the appropriate responding agency. However, despite its highly technical context, cyber attribution is not a science. Instead, it is a subjective analysis similar to the attribution conducted every day by legal practitioners in criminal and civil courts. This paper proposes a subjective, continuum-based analytic framework for assessing cyber actor and act attribution. Proper application of such a framework helps cyber practitioners assess the proper response and responder for hostile cyber acts, helps define the roles and responsibilities of responding agencies, enhances deterrence, and promotes analytic consistency in an area dominated by ambiguity. As the United States Air Force develops doctrine, education, and organization for cyberspace, we need to consider the traditional principles of war and how/if they apply to cyberspace, and under what situations, so we can develop a conceptual foundation for effective cyberspace warfighting doctrine. Most importantly, we should understand the cyberspace domain requires a new and different way of thinking to develop the most useful doctrine, education, and organizational structures. We must avoid falling into the trap of merely rewording existing air and space doctrine by simply replacing "air" or "space" with "cyber." There are generally two predominant traditions for principles of war-the western view of Clausewitz and the eastern view of Sun Tzu. Clausewitz's western Newtonian world conceptualizes war using mass, objective, and maneuver among other principles in a state-on-state kinetic war for a political objective. However, Sun Tzu's eastern world conceptualizes war focusing on the criticality of intelligence, deception to defeat the mind of the enemy, and knowing that relationships between things matter most in the strategy of war. It is essential to examine which tradition is the best guide for developing cyber strategy; or do we need a combination? The conduct of information operations (IO), which includes military deception (MILDEC) and psychological operations (PSYOP), by the United States military, is based on both doctrinal precedence and operational necessity. The increasing use of cyber technology and the internet in executing IO missions offers technological advantages while simultaneously being a minefield fraught with legal and cultural challenges. Using Joint and Air Force doctrinal publications, published books, and academic papers, this thesis first defines relevant terminology and then identifies current operational and legal constraints in the execution of IO using cyber technology. It concludes with recommended remediation actions to enhance the use of the internet as a military IO tool in today's cyber world.
Cyberspace as a Warfighting Domain
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309678684
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact all offices and organizations that include Airmen and responsibilities and relationships change regularly. To ensure the readiness of Airmen to fulfill the mission of the Air Force, strategic approaches are developed and issued through guidance and actions of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management assesses and strengthens the various U.S. Air Force initiatives and programs working to improve person-job match and human capital management in coordinated support of optimal mission capability. This report considers the opportunities and challenges associated with related interests and needs across the USAF HCM system as a whole, and makes recommendations to inform improvements to USAF personnel selection and classification and other critical system components across career trajectories. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management offers the Air Force a strategic approach, across a connected HCM system, to develop 21st century human capital capabilities essential for the success of 21st century Airmen.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309678684
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact all offices and organizations that include Airmen and responsibilities and relationships change regularly. To ensure the readiness of Airmen to fulfill the mission of the Air Force, strategic approaches are developed and issued through guidance and actions of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management assesses and strengthens the various U.S. Air Force initiatives and programs working to improve person-job match and human capital management in coordinated support of optimal mission capability. This report considers the opportunities and challenges associated with related interests and needs across the USAF HCM system as a whole, and makes recommendations to inform improvements to USAF personnel selection and classification and other critical system components across career trajectories. Strengthening US Air Force Human Capital Management offers the Air Force a strategic approach, across a connected HCM system, to develop 21st century human capital capabilities essential for the success of 21st century Airmen.
Network Attack System
Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981780273
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
AFI 17-2NAS Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Feb 2017 There is a reason the U.S. Air Force has one of the best cyberwarfare weapon system programs. The Network Attack System (NAS) covers cybercrew training and certification requirements, standard operating procedures, crew manning, crew duties, operational objectives, mission planning and preparation, mission go/no-go criteria, sortie duration, maintaining mission and Master Station Logs, required equipment, communications and crew coordination, and debrief guidance. Also discussed is the evaluation criteria for qualifying cybercrew members in the Network Attack System. This publication pulls together the 3 volumes of AFI 17-2NAS Network Attack System (NAS). These documents establish procedures for developing, distributing, evaluating and using Air Force training products for qualification training. They provide DoD approved baseline cybersecurity certifications requirements and workforce metrics for all levels of the military and civilian occupational series - Basic Cyber Qualified (BCQ), Basic Mission Capable (BMC), Mission Ready (MR)/Combat Mission Ready (CMR) - as well as continuation training requirements. Topics covered include network security and control systems training, network defense and defense analysis training, and network attack training. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this so you don't have to. Other related titles we publish: Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Operations Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Security and Control System (CSCS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981780273
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
AFI 17-2NAS Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Feb 2017 There is a reason the U.S. Air Force has one of the best cyberwarfare weapon system programs. The Network Attack System (NAS) covers cybercrew training and certification requirements, standard operating procedures, crew manning, crew duties, operational objectives, mission planning and preparation, mission go/no-go criteria, sortie duration, maintaining mission and Master Station Logs, required equipment, communications and crew coordination, and debrief guidance. Also discussed is the evaluation criteria for qualifying cybercrew members in the Network Attack System. This publication pulls together the 3 volumes of AFI 17-2NAS Network Attack System (NAS). These documents establish procedures for developing, distributing, evaluating and using Air Force training products for qualification training. They provide DoD approved baseline cybersecurity certifications requirements and workforce metrics for all levels of the military and civilian occupational series - Basic Cyber Qualified (BCQ), Basic Mission Capable (BMC), Mission Ready (MR)/Combat Mission Ready (CMR) - as well as continuation training requirements. Topics covered include network security and control systems training, network defense and defense analysis training, and network attack training. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this so you don't have to. Other related titles we publish: Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Operations Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Security and Control System (CSCS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3
Investing in Our Military Leaders
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Air Force Cyber Command (provisional) Decision Support
Author: Rich Mesic
Publisher: RAND Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Because cyberspace can affect core missions and capabilities, it seems obvious that the Air Force should take steps to establish an organization to address this medium. The details have been difficult to establish, however, because this medium is very different from air and space. The Air Force initially instituted a provisional major command and but has since instead replaced it with a numbered air force, the 24th Air Force, under Space Command. The authors have been involved in efforts to make the missions, tasks, and capabilities of such a command more concrete. Here, they offer observations originally intended for the major command but that apply equally well to the efforts of 24th Air Force: the needs to articulate objectives clearly; establish strategies, missions, and tasks; and develop people capable of ensuring that USAF-specific needs are met. The Air Force must also consider that cyber-related responsibilities spread across the military and other government agencies. But to expand its mission to [beta]fly and fight in cyberspace, [gamma] the Air Force should also advance the state of the art in creating effects using cyberspace.
Publisher: RAND Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Because cyberspace can affect core missions and capabilities, it seems obvious that the Air Force should take steps to establish an organization to address this medium. The details have been difficult to establish, however, because this medium is very different from air and space. The Air Force initially instituted a provisional major command and but has since instead replaced it with a numbered air force, the 24th Air Force, under Space Command. The authors have been involved in efforts to make the missions, tasks, and capabilities of such a command more concrete. Here, they offer observations originally intended for the major command but that apply equally well to the efforts of 24th Air Force: the needs to articulate objectives clearly; establish strategies, missions, and tasks; and develop people capable of ensuring that USAF-specific needs are met. The Air Force must also consider that cyber-related responsibilities spread across the military and other government agencies. But to expand its mission to [beta]fly and fight in cyberspace, [gamma] the Air Force should also advance the state of the art in creating effects using cyberspace.
Building the Best Offensive and Defensive Cyber Workforce
Author: Chaitra M. Hardison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781977407856
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
RAND researchers held discussions with enlisted and civilian cyberwarfare personnel to gather insights into how the U.S. Air Force could revamp cyber training, recruiting, and retention. This volume of the report summarizes training-related findings.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781977407856
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
RAND researchers held discussions with enlisted and civilian cyberwarfare personnel to gather insights into how the U.S. Air Force could revamp cyber training, recruiting, and retention. This volume of the report summarizes training-related findings.