[Infowarrior] - AFA Report: " Victory in Cyberspace"

[Richard Forno]

Victory in Cyberspace
Eaker Institute Study Focuses on Securing Cyberspace Domain & Airmen¹s Role

http://afa.org/media/press/victorycyberspace.asp

Arlington, VA ­ The Eaker Institute, the policy and research arm of the Air
Force Association, today released a report titled ³Victory in Cyberspace²
that focuses on the growth of cyberspace into a top arena for competition,
widespread attacks on America in cyberspace and the U.S. need to take steps
now to secure the domain.

Authored by Dr. Rebecca Grant, ³Victory in Cyberspace² was the topic of a
National Press Club panel today with Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, who commands the
Air Force headquarters for cyberspace, global strike and network operations,
including establishing a new Cyber Command; Gen. John Jumper (ret.), former
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force; and Lt. Gen. John Baker
(ret.), former Vice Commander, Air Mobility Command.

³Progressing through continued technological development will probably
change the form of cyberspace many times ­ with large consequences for the
airmen and others who are defending it and fighting in it,² states Grant in
the study released today (Page 29).

In 2005 the Air Force declared a new mission ³to fly and fight in air, space
and cyberspace.² The Air Force stood up a provisional Cyber Command on Oct.
1.

It¹s not just the Internet ­ most aspects of joint warfighting now depend on
exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum. The Air Force has been a leader in
developing secure, battlespace networks that take precision air warfare to a
new level. At the same time, a national debate has unfolded about the
military¹s role in protecting national infrastructure from cyberspace
threats.

The Eaker Institute Panel discussion centered on making cyberspace equal
with air and space in the Air Force¹s mission set and how that affects the
airman¹s profession and the nation¹s security priorities.

³The Air Force¹s willingness to step up early to the cyberspace mission
bodes well. The Air Force is uniquely placed to speed the technology and
capitalize on the skills of its airmen to master the domain of cyberspace
and all its challenges, and use it for American gain,² the study states
(Page 29).

Link to the complete text of the report:
http://www.afa.org/media/reports/victorycyberspace.pdf