Cyber in War: Assessing the Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Utility of Military Cyber Operations

Schulze, Matthias

doi:10.23919/cycon49761.2020.9131733

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“…At the current point in time in the history of cyber security politics the empirical picture is characterized by "dogs that did not bark" at the high end of conflict and persistent cyber operations and instability at the low end of conflict (Schulze 2020;Harknett and Smeets 2020;Lupovici 2021). Within this context, the chapters in this volume point to three interconnected aspects of the enduring debate about the strategic utility of cyber operations: A first subsection concentrates on the difficulty of achieving a controlled strategic effect under multidimensional uncertainty.…”

Section: The Strategic Utility Of Cyber Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyber Security Politics

Cavelty¹,

Wenger²

2022

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This book examines new and challenging political aspects of cyber security and presents it as an issue defined by socio-technological uncertainty and political fragmentation.Structured along two broad themes and providing empirical examples for how socio-technical changes and political responses interact, the first part of the book looks at the current use of cyberspace in conflictual settings, while the second focuses on political responses by state and non-state actors in an environment defined by uncertainties. Within this, it highlights four key debates that encapsulate the complexities and paradoxes of cyber security politics from a Western perspective -how much political influence states can achieve via cyber operations and what context factors condition the (limited) strategic utility of such operations; the role of emerging digital technologies and how the dynamics of the tech innovation process reinforce the fragmentation of the governance space; how states attempt to uphold stability in cyberspace and, more generally, in their strategic relations; and how the shared responsibility of state, economy, and society for cyber security continues to be re-negotiated in an increasingly transsectoral and transnational governance space. This book will be of much interest to students of cyber security, global governance, technology studies, and international relations.

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Section: The Strategic Utility Of Cyber Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyber Security Politics

Cavelty¹,

Wenger²

2022

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“…Békeidőben ezek a támadások az alapvető struktúrák, például a kritikus infrastruktúrák ellen irányulnak, de magukban foglalják az amerikai stratégiai koncepcióból ismert "előretolt védelmet" (defend forward), a harctér felderítő-előkészítését, az elrettentést és a kényszerítő (coercion) diplomáciai intézkedéseket is. 17 A hadműveleti szinten az egyes katonai műveletek tervezését és vezetését végzik, tehát a csapatok különböző hadszíntereken történő alkalmazásának kérdéseivel foglalkoznak. Ezen a szinten a katonai műveletek elsősorban katonai célpontok ellen irányulnak.…”

Section: Kiberképességek a Különböző Vezetési Szinteken -Elméleti Ala...unclassified

A kiberképességek szervezeti integrációja az Amerikai Egyesült Államok haderejében : Adaptációs lehetőségek a Magyar Honvédség számára

Dévai¹

2022

HSZ-HDR

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A Magyar Honvédségben 2019. január 1-jén kezdték meg működésüket a had-erőnemi szemlélőségek (köztük a kibervédelmi), és ezzel elkezdődött a Magyar Honvédségben a kiberműveletek szervezeti hátterének stratégiai szintű kialakítása és fejlesztése. Az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban a katonai kiberképességek1 kialakítása valamivel korábban, a kétezres évek elején kezdett kibontakozni. Ez a fejlődési ív egy újabb meghatározó szakaszhatárhoz ért 2018. május 4-én, amikor is a Kiberparancsnokság (U.S. Cyber Command – USCYBERCOM) tizedik egyesített műveleti parancsnoksággá való átszervezése megtörtént, tehát kialakult a kiberképesség stratégiai szintű szervezetének alapvető struktúrája. Ezt követően a figyelem a hadműveleti és a harcászati szintű kiberképességek kialakítása és integrálása felé fordult. Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok vizsgálata egyrészt katonai, diplomáciai és technológiai vezető szerepénél fogva, másrészt az ezen a téren felhalmozott tapasztalat okán értékes mintákkal, tanulságokkal szolgálhat a magyar kiberképességek szervezeti kialakításához, valamint a hazai hadtudományi szakirodalom bővüléséhez.

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“…Operational complexity describes how hard it is to pull off the entire operation. Operational complexity includes various aspects such as the number of targets (one system vs. hundreds of systems to be hit at the same time), the defense level of the targets (multiple open attack surfaces vs. air-gapped systems), the availability of resources (intelligence and malware stockpile) as well as the size and internal organization and coordination of attacker teams" [27].…”

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Threat Defense: Cyber Deception Approach and Education for Resilience in Hybrid Threats Model

Steingartner

Galinec²,

Kozina

2021

Symmetry

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This paper aims to explore the cyber-deception-based approach and to design a novel conceptual model of hybrid threats that includes deception methods. Security programs primarily focus on prevention-based strategies aimed at stopping attackers from getting into the network. These programs attempt to use hardened perimeters and endpoint defenses by recognizing and blocking malicious activities to detect and stop attackers before they can get in. Most organizations implement such a strategy by fortifying their networks with defense-in-depth through layered prevention controls. Detection controls are usually placed to augment prevention at the perimeter, and not as consistently deployed for in-network threat detection. This architecture leaves detection gaps that are difficult to fill with existing security controls not specifically designed for that role. Rather than using prevention alone, a strategy that attackers have consistently succeeded against, defenders are adopting a more balanced strategy that includes detection and response. Most organizations deploy an intrusion detection system (IDS) or next-generation firewall that picks up known attacks or attempts to pattern match for identification. Other detection tools use monitoring, traffic, or behavioral analysis. These reactive defenses are designed to detect once they are attacked yet often fail. They also have some limitations because they are not designed to catch credential harvesting or attacks based on what appears as authorized access. They are also often seen as complex and prone to false positives, adding to analyst alert fatigue. The security industry has focused recent innovation on finding more accurate ways to recognize malicious activity with technologies such as user and entity behavioral analytics (UEBA), big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and deception.

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Cyber in War: Assessing the Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Utility of Military Cyber Operations

Cited by 12 publications

References 10 publications

Cyber Security Politics

Cyber Security Politics

A kiberképességek szervezeti integrációja az Amerikai Egyesült Államok haderejében : Adaptációs lehetőségek a Magyar Honvédség számára

Threat Defense: Cyber Deception Approach and Education for Resilience in Hybrid Threats Model

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