Nov 03 2008
I haven’t actually had a chance to read the whole article (long) but did a quick scan and it looks worthwhile. Opens with background on the PLA’s current capabilities and then gets into the cyber warfare section.
Mar 23 2008
Just returned from a conference on the “Future Operational Environment,” with representatives from 13 different nations briefing the challenges facing their countries out to 2020. Cyber warfare/crime was listed as one of the top 10 issues facing world security from just about every speaker who took the podium. Among the other issues cited, in no particular order, were:
Feb 14 2008
Really wish I could link to the article but the file keeps getting hammered. At the risk of going to open-source prison by posting the whole darn thing…The Cyber Corps:
A Proposal for a Different Military Service
John R. Surdu and Gregory J. ContiDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Joint Vision 2020 consists of dedicated individuals and innovative organizations transforming the joint force for the 21st Century to achieve full spectrum dominance: persuasive in peace, decisive in war and preeminent in any form of conflict1
The time has come for the United States to create a new service, distinct from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. This Cyber Corps would form a new branch of the Department of Defense with its own distinct, and appropriate, culture and possess the capability to fight and win our nation’s information wars while working in concert with the other branches of the armed forces. A close look at the missions of each military service illustrates the lack of a consolidated, national level, information warfare program:
Army – fight and win our nations wars.
Navy - project the power and influence of the nation across the seas to foreign
waters and shores in both peace and war.
Air Force – defend the United States and protect its interests through aerospace power.
Marines – serve as the premier expeditionary force.
Coast Guard- serve as a military, multi-mission, maritime service including regulatory, law-enforcement, humanitarian and emergency-response duties.6
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