Cyber Operations

Cyber Operations (CO) is a classification of military operations that use of Computer Network Attack (CNA), Computer Network Defense (CND), Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) against an enemy to achieve military objectives.^[1]

History

The Civilian Information Infrastructure (CII) is composed of the power, communications, transportation, services and supporting structures that form the backbone for the exchange of information. The CII is of critical importance to the proper functioning of modern developed nations and to the world at large.^[2][3] CO evolved out of the need to protect and attack CII and its military counterpart starting in the late 1980s^[4] (e.g. Morris Worm of 1988). CO, as a major and integrated military doctrine, started to take shape following the September 11 attacks on the United States.^[1]

Activities

Activities associated with CO are:

• Information Operations (IO)^[5]
• Electronic Warfare (EW)^[6]
• Kinetic Operations (KO)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Public Affairs (PA)^[7]
• Counterintelligence (CI)
• Operations security (OPSEC)
• Chinese Information Operations and Warfare

Wargames & Exercises

• Cyber and Air Joint Effects Demonstration (CAAJED)^[8]

Modeling and Simulation

The Department of Defense has various Modeling & Simulation efforts to represent recipients and effects of CNA, CND, and CNE.^[9]

See also

• Cyber electronic warfare
• Cyberspace
• Cyberterrorism
• Cyberwarfare
• Computer network operations
• Electronic warfare
• Fleet Electronic Warfare Center (FEWC)
• Chinese Information Operations and Warfare

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations", Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, DoD, December 2006 [1]
2. ^ "Cyber Operations and Cyber Terrorism", Handbook No. 1.02, United States Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence(DCSINT) G-2, 15 August 2005 [2]
3. ^ Baldor, Lolita C., "US officials eye North Korea in cyber attack", 9 July 2009 [3]
4. ^ Whitaker, Randall, "Information Warfare Bibliography, 7 June 1998 [4]
5. ^ "Information Operations", Joint Publication 3-13, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, DoD, 13 February 2006 [5]
6. ^ "Electronic Warfare", Joint Publication 3-13.1, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, DoD, 25 January 2007 [6]
7. ^ "Public Affairs", Joint Publication 3-61, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, DoD, 9 May 2005 [7]
8. ^ "Cyber and Air Joint Effects Demonstration - In House Final Technical Memorandum", Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL-RI-RS-TM-2008-12, March 2008 [8]
9. ^ Gonzalez, Joe R. Jr., "Modeling Computer Network Attack of the Civilian Information Infrastructure in OneSAF", I/ITSEC, 2008 [9]