Framing cyber warfare: an analyst's perspective. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ween, Anthony; Dortmans, Peter; Thakur, Nitin; Rowe, Cayt
• Is Part Of: Journal of defense modeling and simulation. Volume 16:Number 3(2019:Jul.)
• Page Start: 335
• Page End: 345
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Complex systems -- soft-systems analysis -- reference models -- cyber warfare -- systems thinking -- strategic risk; Military art and science -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 355.0011305
• DOI: 10.1177/1548512917725620
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1548-5129

Abstract

Understanding how new phenomenon impacts complex systems requires the capacity to examine and characterize how the system might respond. A soft-systems approach to analyzing cyber warfare can be flexible enough to deal with the inherent complexity and rates of change and still support a more rigorous representation. This paper presents high-level models that use distinct lenses to provide an understanding of cyber implications in the system. These reference models are intended to allow a consistent approach to be applied across conventional and cyber warfare domains and provide a common language to underpin debate and discussion.