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Cyber warfare involves the actions by a nation-state or international organization to attack and attempt to damage another nation's computers or information networks through, for example, computer viruses or denial-of-service attacks. RAND research provides recommendations to military and civilian decisionmakers on methods of defending against the damaging effects of cyber warfare on a nation ...
“War is no longer declared” says Austrian poet Ingeborg Bachmann: cyber warfare is transforming this line of poetry into reality. American cities are battling cyber-criminals and nefarious foreign actors on a daily basis. The past month has witnessed a barrage of cyber-attacks against city government assets in Baltimore. The attacks were ...
As the landscape of information warfare evolves with technology and global geopolitics, future information operation strategies will need to be dynamic, collaborative, and proactive, combining vigilance, rapid response, and multinational cooperation to counter threats effectively.
Engage in cyber operations against target government or military activities; Engage in cyber operations to disrupt or undermine target economic activities; Grassroots: Use and/or provide support to individual elites, political leaders, political parties, groups, or organizations to act on behalf of China in target
When considering how to infuse cyber skills into its officer corps, the Department of Defense (DoD) can draw from lessons learned the first time it extended combat into a new domain of warfare. The arrival of aircraft onto the battlefields of World War I confronted both the Army and the Navy with a significant disruption to their traditional ...
The Past, Present, and Future of Russia's Cyber Strategy and Forces. Bilyana Lilly, Joe Cheravitch. Research Posted on rand.org Oct 22, 2020 Published in: 2020 12th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (2020). doi: 10.23919/CyCon49761.2020.9131723
Bring U.S. policy into alignment with norms that would restrain destabilizing cyber attacks. Enhance existing initiatives on cyber norms, including building a common position on prohibited behaviors with allies. Support efforts by nongovernmental entities to expand commitment to cyber norms. Impose costs on states that violate emerging cyber norms.
Cyber Attacks Reveal Uncomfortable Truths About U.S. Defenses Without government investments and policies to drive transparency and a clear understanding of what cybersecurity tools do, how well they work, and how securely they are built, the United States risks continuing to offer its adversaries the means to undermine its systems and ...
While U.S. military strategy dictates that it does not need to limit a response to a cyberattack to the cyber domain, this situation might be one of the instances when an initial response in cyberspace might be appropriate. Cyber is a tailor-made tool that can allow for a shock-and-awe demonstration without necessarily creating lasting destruction.
Technology allows individuals and organizations access to more comprehensive and diverse information, but this access requires that electronic information, networks, data repositories, and data transmissions be adequately safeguarded. RAND has developed a large body of research focused on recognizing the potential threats to information security and data integrity, as well as implications for ...