A Reserve Component Initiative to Defend DoD and National Cyberspace

The United States is under increasing threat from both nation state and non-nation state cyberspace domain aggressors. An effective attack against vulnerable elements of our critical infrastructure could produce major and lasting damage to our national economy, military capability, and our cultural...

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Main Author: Hollis, David M
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ADVISORY ACTIVITIES
BRIGADE LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
Civil Defense
CIVILIAN ACQUIRED SKILLS
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SECURITY
Computer Systems Management and Standards
CRITICAL CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
CYBERSPACE DEFENSE
CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
CYBERSPACE PROFESSIONALS
CYBERWARFARE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DISASTERS
HOMELAND SECURITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
JOINT RESERVE CYBERSPACE COMMAND
JRCB(JOINT RESERVE CYBERSPACE BRIGADES)
JRCC(JOINT RESERVE CYBERSPACE COMMAND)
Military Forces and Organizations
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
MILITARY RESERVES
MISSIONS
MOBILIZATION
ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT
PREVENTION
PROTECTION
RAPID DEPLOYMENT
RECOVERY
REPAIR
REPRINTS
SECURITY INSPECTIONS
SKILLS
THREATS
TRAINING
USCYBERCOM(US CYBERSPACE COMMAND)
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Summary:The United States is under increasing threat from both nation state and non-nation state cyberspace domain aggressors. An effective attack against vulnerable elements of our critical infrastructure could produce major and lasting damage to our national economy, military capability, and our cultural way of life. The military approach to defending the cyberspace domain is still fragmented, unorganized, and not under effective command and control. It requires integrated individual and collective training and lacks effective interagency national policy to achieve full effectiveness. The establishment of U.S. Cyberspace Command (USCYBERCOM) is a very effective start toward resolving many of these shortfalls. Another shortfall is that the extensive capabilities of the military's Reserve Components are not effectively utilized to conduct and support cyberspace domain operations. One initiative that could be utilized to defend the nation, mitigate serious threats, and provide cyberspace domain units for theater warfighting/overseas deployment is a synchronized national approach leveraging the Defense Department's Reserve Component (RC) forces to secure the country's critical infrastructure from growing cyber threats. Thousands of military Reservists, many of whom have professional civilian careers in Information Technology (IT), cyberspace operations, and in related fields, could rapidly be organized into a focused Joint RC Command, subordinated to USCYBERCOM, and responsive to national homeland security. This command (the Joint Reserve Cyberspace Command, or JRCC) could be organized both regionally and by IT functional area, and be rapidly employed to increase the security of America's most critical cyberspace domain infrastructure in both the government and private sectors. USCYBERCOM and the JRCC would provide command and control (C2) of Joint Reserve Cyberspace Brigades (JRCBs) with geographic and/or functional areas of responsibilities (AOR). Published in Small Wars Journal, November 10, 2011.