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Battlefield: Cyberspace. Where Cyber War is Waged – A Brief Overview Taber Hunt. Operation Orchard. What is Cyberspace?. Cyberspace – all of the computer networks in the world and everything they connect and control. NOT just the Internet Battlefield Enablers: Internet Design Flaws
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Battlefield: Cyberspace Where Cyber War is Waged – A Brief Overview Taber Hunt
What is Cyberspace? • Cyberspace – all of the computer networks in the world and everything they connect and control. • NOT just the Internet • Battlefield Enablers: • Internet Design Flaws • Hardware/Software Flaws • Pervasive Electronic Machine Control
Internet Design • Flaws that enable cyber attack: • Addressing System • Lack of Governance • Lack of Encryption • Ability to Propagate Malware • Decentralized Design
Hardware and Software • Made by humans! • Long supply chain • Innocent, but Weak Sites • Tiny Errors = Big Problems • Logic bombs • Chip design
EMC in Cyber War • 1990’s adoption of Internet • Wide connectivity & remote diagnostics • Reliance upon computer control