Posturing U.S. Air Force Intelligence to Better Support Operations Against Cyber Threats

Download or read book Posturing U.S. Air Force Intelligence to Better Support Operations Against Cyber Threats written by Erwin A. Larios and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The United States Air Force, like others within the national Intelligence Community (IC), does not provide adequate Intel support to cyberspace operations due to the unique complexity of cyber. Technology-based threats are so rampant that cyber recently emerged as a war-fighting domain -- indicating its importance to decision makers. Although the DOD established Cyber Command, which leads the Defense Department cyber mission, Air Force Intel has made slow progress in embracing cyberspace challenges and posturing itself to provide support. This paper outlines steps that must occur for the Air Force to provide timely and accurate intelligence support to cyberspace operations since the Air Force is not responding quickly enough to these threats. It describes the cyber domain, its importance, and the necessary mindset change to support cyberspace operations. Additionally, a cadre of cyber-savvy intelligence professionals should be created; otherwise significant progress will not come to fruition."--Abstract.