Australia and Cyber-warfare
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Australia and Cyber-warfare
Table of Contents
Abstract
Contributors
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Foreword by Professor Kim C. Beazley
Chapter 1. Introduction: Australia and Cyber-warfare
Chapter 2. The Australian Defence Force and Network Centric Warfare
Introduction
The ADF’S NCW Concept
Networks
Shared situational awareness
Self-synchronisation
Balancing risks and opportunities
The
NCW Roadmap
The human dimension
Accelerating change and innovation
Defence’s Information Superiority and Support Concept
Networking issues
The ADF’s capability planning for NCW
Maritime
Land
Aerospace
ISR
Joint force
Coalition
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Information Warfare—Attack and Defence
Introduction
The value of information
Open source information
Information Warfare
How would an adversary attack us?
China’s cyber-attack capability
What should we do?
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Targeting Information Infrastructures
Introduction
The information society
Information Infrastructures: the NII, GII and DII
The National Information Infrastructure
The Global Information Infrastructure
The Defence Information Infrastructure
Information Infrastructures: Some key characteristics
Components
Connectivity
Bandwidth
Functional interdependence
Ownership and control
The Importance of Information Assurance
Targeting Information Infrastructures: who and why?
Nation-state targeting
Targeting by non-state organisations
Targeting: objectives
Targeting: capabilities required
Psychological operations
Database management
Computer Network Operations (CNO)
Other weapons and methodologies
Media
HUMINT assets
Additional capabilities
Targeting: vulnerability and accessibility
Vulnerabilities
Accessibility
Intelligence
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Protecting Information Infrastructures
Introduction
Balancing information superiority and operational vulnerability
Vulnerabilities
Balancing security and privacy in information sharing
Managing security risk
Managing privacy risk
Dangers in getting privacy wrong
Cyber-security
Critical Infrastructure Protection in Australia
Securing the Defence enterprise
Trusted information infrastructure
Addressing the national requirement
Conclusion
Chapter 6. An Australian Cyber-warfare Centre
Introduction
The relevant organisations and their coordination
Research, planning and preparation
Offensive activities
Information Warfare and the intelligence process
Command issues
A premium on
ante-bellum
activities
Rules of engagement, doctrine and operational concepts
Capability planning
Location of a Cyber-warfare Centre
Regional developments
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index