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The other quiet professionals : lessons for future cyber forces from the evolution of special forces / Christopher Paul, Isaac R. Porche III, Elliot Axelband.

Title
  1. The other quiet professionals : lessons for future cyber forces from the evolution of special forces / Christopher Paul, Isaac R. Porche III, Elliot Axelband.
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  1. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2014]
Author
  1. Paul, Christopher, 1971-

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Additional authors
  1. Arroyo Center
  2. Axelband, Elliot.
  3. Porche, Isaac, 1968-
Description
  1. xviii, 62 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  1. "With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S. cyber force and early U.S. special operations forces, conducted in 2010, offers salient lessons for the future direction of U.S. cyber forces"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  1. Computer networks -- Planning. -- United States
  2. Cyberspace -- Planning. -- United States
  3. Cyberterrorism -- United States -- Planning
  4. Information warfare -- United States
  5. Special forces (Military science) -- United States -- History
  6. U.S. Special Operations Command -- History
  7. United States. Cyber Command -- History
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Special Operations Forces Before U.S. Special Operations Command -- The Transition to and Evolution of U.S. Special Operations Command -- Cyber Forces and U.S. Cyber Command -- Confirming the Analogy: How Alike Are Pre{u2013}U.S. Special Operations Command Forces and Contemporary Cyber Forces? -- Lessons for U.S. Cyber Forces from U.S. Special Operations Command Acquisitions -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. "RR-780-A"--Cover page 4.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62).
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