[Infowarrior] - Information Assurance: Trends in Vulnerabilities, Threats and Technologies

[Richard Forno]

Information Assurance: Trends in Vulnerabilities, Threats and Technologies
    
http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/information_assurance_book.htm
http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/IA_final.pdf

Edited by Jacques S. Gansler
and Hans Binnendijk

This book was inspired by a workshop in which participants discussed
information assurance issues as they relate to network centric warfare
(NCW). The workshop objective was to gain insight into transformation risks
in the following areas: trends in information system threats and
vulnerabilities; vulnerabilities introduced by the complexity of the new
digitized battlefield; impact of degraded information systems on battlefield
operations; and trends in information assurance technologies and system
design. This collection documents the proceedings of that workshop. By the
very nature of their diverse experiences and concerns, the workshop
participants offered unique insight into a multiplicity of issues. On
occasion, their findings and conclusions disagree with each other. As such,
the following chapters highlight the magnitude of the challenges we face in
harnessing the operational and technological aspects of network centric
warfare. The authors recommend that a top-down analysis is needed to frame
the issues that identify the risks to military operations and national
defense be undertaken to guide NWC evolution. This approach is critical to
ensuring that NCW meets its goal and does not introduce additional
vulnerabilities that jeopardize our military or homeland defense.

The opinions, conclusions and recommendations expressed or implied within
are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the Department of Defense or any other agency of the Federal Government.
This publication is cleared for public release; distribution unlimited.

First Printing, January 2005

http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/IA_final.pdf