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A control measure framework to limit collateral damage and propagation of cyber weapons
June 4, 2013 — With the recognition of cyberspace as a warfighting domain by the U.S. Department of Defense, we anticipate increased use of malicious software as weapons during hostilities between nation-states. Such conflict could occur solely on computer networks, but increasingly will be used in conjunction with traditional kinetic attack, or even to eliminate... MORE

Towards a Cyber Common Operating Picture
June 4, 2013 — Commanders enjoy a refined common operating picture of the kinetic battlespace. While still imperfect, today’s military command posts represent centuries of refinement and maturation enhanced by cutting-edge technology. Cyberspace’s emergence as an operational domain, however, presents unresolved challenges to this status quo. Techniques for... MORE

Defining the role of intelligence in cyber: a hybrid push and pull
January 1, 2013 — This book critically analyses the concept of the intelligence cycle, highlighting the nature and extent of its limitations and proposing alternative ways of conceptualising the intelligence process. The concept of the intelligence cycle has been central to the study of intelligence. As Intelligence Studies has established itself as a distinctive... MORE

Why Your Intuition About Cyber Warfare is Probably Wrong
November 29, 2012 — Since the dawn of time, when one caveman first struck another, humans have relied on a natural understanding of their physical environment to conduct warfare. We have an inborn ability to understand the laws of the physical world. In order to shoot an artillery round farther, just add more powder; to provide cover for protection against bullets,... MORE

The Case for Cyber
September 13, 2012 — Cyber warfare isn’t hype; it’s real. America’s decisive technological advantage now contains the seed of our undoing. Our technological dependence is woven into the fabric of our way of life and our national defense. GPS satellites guide troops and weapon systems, algorithms fly aircraft and allocate supplies, websites drive personnel assignments... MORE

Systemic Government Access to Private-Sector Data in the United States
September 10, 2012 — This paper will explore the potential applications of systematic government access to data held by third-party private-sector intermediaries that would not be considered public information sources but, rather, data generated based on the role these intermediaries play in facilitating economic and business transactions. READ MORE MORE

Unintended, Malicious, and Evil Applications of Augmented Reality
September 1, 2012 — Most new products begin life with a marketing pitch that extols the product's cultures. A Similarly optimistic property holds in user-centered design, where most books and classes take for granted that interface designers are out to help the user. Users themselves are assumed to be good natured, upstanding citizens somewhere out of the Leave it to... MORE

When Good Ninjas Turn Bad: Preventing Your Students from Becoming the Threat
June 3, 2012 — Information security programs teach dangerous skills to their students. Despite our best efforts as instructors and mentors, some students will use these skills in inappropriate, and sometimes illegal, ways. As a result, students jeopardize their careers, hurt others, and put their institution’s entire information security program at risk. In this... MORE

Can You See Me Now? Toward Reasonable Standards for Law Enforcement Access to Location Data That Congress Could Enact
April 21, 2012 — This Article proposes a legislative model for law enforcement access standards and downstream privacy protections for location information. This proposal attempts to (1) articulate clear rules for courts to apply and law enforcement agents and industry to follow; and (2) strike a reasonable balance among the interests of law enforcement, privacy,... MORE

Preventing a Digital Pearl Harbor
April 2, 2012 — As our national infrastructure, economy, and military have become increasingly dependent on computers and networks, it is critical that the United States works to prevent what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta labeled a "Digital Pearl Harbor." To do this, the county needs leaders both with experience fighting on the cyber battlefield and with the... MORE