Sep 11Five questionsIn an article I was referred to as “the most famous person you’ve never heard of…” You just simply got to own something like that. Either I should be offended to the tips of my ears or happy as a clam in boiling water. Wait. A. Second. In a different…Leadership6 min read
Nov 17, 2012Cyber is to electronic warfare as rain is to a damI’ve watched as the cyber v. electronic warfare fight rages. The dollars, power, esteem, and leadership within the government drive forces in the debate. On the one hand you have a tried and true organization like the Association of Old Crows who have a tool based culture. On the other…4 min read
Jul 10, 2012Generations of cyber weaponsThe discussion of the concept of cyber warfare weapons jumps between a few threads that make them harder to understand than really is needed. One of the conceptual problems is that there are types or generations of cyber weapons and they work upon different aspects of cyberspace. This is a…7 min read
May 24, 2012When critical infrastructure is no longer a target then commodity infrastructure sufficesWith the current list of critical infrastructures inclusive of electricity generation, telecommunication, water, transportation, and financial services you would think society has identified key risk points. I think that would be false. Though key resources are identified for each of the critical infrastructures when we start talking about cyberspace some…Critical Infrastructure4 min read
May 23, 2012Information assurance and security and cyber warfare is muskets in a sharks with lasers worldFreedberg writing “Military Debates Who Should Pull The Trigger For A Cyber Attack” Quotes General Cartwright (Ret) as saying “We’ve been thinking 90% defense, 10% offense. That’s bass-ackwards for us.” Later in the article Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey says, “We need cyber to be wired…Sharks With Lasers4 min read
May 23, 2012Information assurance and security and cyber warfare is muskets in a sharks with lasers worldFreedberg writing “Military Debates Who Should Pull The Trigger For A Cyber Attack” Quotes General Cartwright (Ret) as saying “We’ve been thinking 90% defense, 10% offense. That’s bass-ackwards for us.” Later in the article Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey says, “We need cyber to be wired…Strategy4 min read
Mar 22, 2012Strategic blindness: When aliens attackUnited States doctrine and force structure is built around the domains of air, sea, land, space and now cyber. Domains as defined create cylinders of capability that can be merged and fought within. The domain construct is as much a historical artifact as it is an efficient categorical system. The…Strategy4 min read
Feb 29, 2012Electro magnetic spectrum or cyber in ascendencyThere is a thread of discussion that rises about whether cyber or the electro magnetic spectrum define cyberspace. Other countries have defined their doctrine differently according to their cultural or business perceptions. This discussion is really more about rice-bowl politics (government euphemism for resource constraints). Of course, the electo magnetic…Cyber Warfare13 min read
Dec 21, 2011Identifying strategic traits and learning objectivesI’ve been working a project identifying a comprehensive cyber curriculum. The various standard infosec curriculums are primarily for non-conflict oriented entities, and NIST/NICE is really a human resources hiring tool. One aspect of this tasking is looking at the idea of leadership “levels” and the second aspect is looking at…4 min read
Dec 15, 2011Thinking about cyber conflict and the role of metaphors in strategy and tacticsTechnology and tactics within the realm of cyber conflict are fairly well understood. Networks have been with us for a long time, and we have a fairly good grasp on the exploitation of vulnerabilities. Yet there is an unhealthy focus on network-centric forms of cyber conflict. If we consider cyber…Cyber Warfare4 min read
