The cyber conceptual framework for developing military doctrine. Issue 3 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ormrod, David; Turnbull, Benjamin
• Is Part Of: Defence studies. Volume 16:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 270
• Page End: 298
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Cyberspace -- cyber-conflict -- cyber-warfare -- cyber-attack -- military doctrine; Military policy -- Periodicals; International relations -- Periodicals; National security -- Periodicals; Defensive (Military science) -- Periodicals; 355.0305
• DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2016.1187568
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-2436

Abstract

Abstract: Militaries rely on secure communications. Despite the permeation of cyber-systems throughout the operational environment, there is little readily available doctrine on cyber-warfare. Doctrine that does exist has not been coherently integrated. This paper introduces a Cyber Conceptual Framework, consisting of five questions pertinent to the future use of cyberspace. The authors enunciate a definition of cyberspace, expand on existing military doctrine to reject the conceptualisation of cyberspace as a domain, define cyber-conflict, define cyber-attack and describe the four components and five levels of a cyber-attack. This work develops a common framework from available doctrine and a lexicon for future discussion.