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ICS-CERT Incident Response Summary Report; Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team; July 2012
Cloud Computing Strategy; Department of Defense; July 2012
Report: World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit; Centre for Secure Information Technologies; July 2012
The Threat from Flamer; European Network and Information Security Agency; June 2012
Department of Defense Mobile Device Strategy; Department of Defense; June 8, 2012
Smart Grid Security; European Network and Information Security Agency; July 1, 2012
Letter from top security guys to Senators Reid and McConnell; June 6, 2012
National Cyber Security Strategies; European Network and Information Security Agency; May 2012
McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2012; McAfee; May 2012
The Impact of Cybercrime on Business; Ponemon Institute; May 2012
2011 Internet Crime Report; Internet Crime Complaint Center; May 2012
Electricity Subsector: Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model; Department of Energy; May 31, 2012
Industry Affirms Commitment to Collaborative Effort to Combat Botnets; Industry Botnet Group; May 30, 2012
Attack Surface: Healthcare and Public Health Sector; National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center; May 4, 2012
2012 Data Breach Investigations Report; Verizon; April 2012
Enabling Distributed Security in Cyberspace; Department of Homeland Security; March 23, 2012

Cybersecurity and U.S.-China Relations; Brookings, February 2012
NATO’s Cyber Capabilities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Atlantic Council, February 2012
2012 Threats Predictions; ; McAfee; January 2012
Cyber-security: The vexed question of global rules; McAfee, January 2012
Network Information Security in Education; European Network and Information Security Agency, January 2012
National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security; Executive Office of the President, January 2012
Network Information Security in Education; ; European Network and Information Security Agency; December 2011
Trustworty Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program; Executive Office of the President, National Science and Technology Council, December 2011
Cyber Security Aspects in the Maritime Sector; European Network and Information Security Agency, November 2011
Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future: The Cybersecurity Strategy for the Homeland Security Enterprise; Department of Homeland Security, November 2011
Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program; National Science and Technology Council, December 2011
Joint Targeting in Cyberspace; Maj Steven J. Smart, USAF; Air and Space Power Journal, Winter 2011
CYBERSECURITY HUMAN CAPITAL: Initiatives Need Better Planning and Coordination; GAO; November 2011
The UK Cyber Security Strategy; Cabinet Office; November 25, 2011
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Signals Intelligence and Cyber Reconnaissance Infrastructure; Project 2049 Institute: Mark A. Stokes, Jenny Lin and L.C. Russell Hsiao; November 11, 2011
Cyber Science and Technology Priority Steering Council Research Roadmap; Steven E. King; November 8, 2011
Department of Defense Cyberspace Policy Report; Department of Defense; November 2011
Foreign pies Stealing U.S. Economic Secrets in Cyberspace; United States Office of the Counterintelligence Executive, October 2011
Internet Trends 2011; Mary Meeker; KPCB; October 18, 2011
Recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force; October 2011
Information Security: Weaknesses Continue Amid New Federal Efforts to Implement Requirements; GAO; October 2011
Cyber Intelligence...setting the landscape for an emerging discipline; Intelligence and National Security Alliance; September 2011
Defending the networks: The NATO Policy on Cyber Defence; ; NATO; September 2011
Cyber Events Since 2006; Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); James Andrew Lewis; Updated September 9, 2011
A Briefing on DOD’s Cyber Organization and Challenges, GAO-11-75; GAO; August 30, 2011
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Strategic Plan: Building a Digital Nation (DRAFT); NIST; August 11, 2011
On Cyber Peace; Atlantic Council; Les Bloom and John Savage; August 8, 2011
Cyber Security Strategy of the Czech Republic for the 2011 - 2015 Period; August 2011
Mobilizing for International Action; EastWest Institute; August 3, 2011
Defense Department Cyber Efforts: Definitions, Focal Point, and Methodology Needed for DOD to Develop Full-Spectrum Cyberspace Budget Estimates; Government Accounting Office; July 29, 2011
State Has Taken Steps to Implement a Continuous Monitoring Application, but Key Challenges Remain; Government Accounting Office; July 2011
Defense Department Cyber Efforts: DOD Faces Challenges In Its Cyber Activities; GAO; July 25, 2011
Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace ;Department of Defense; July 2011
The Underground Economy of Fake Antivirus Software ; Stone-Gross, Ryan Abman Richard A. Kemmerer, Christopher Kruegel, Douglas G. Steigerwald, and Giovanni Vigna; University of California at Santa Barbara; July 2011
Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the Internet Economy ;Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force; June 2011
Cybersecurity Proposed Legislation; The White House; May 12, 2011
International Strategy for Cyberspace; The White House; May, 2011
Defense Department Cyber Efforts: More Detailed Guidance Needed to Ensure Military Services Develop Appropriate Cyberspace Capabilities; United States Government Accountability Office; May, 2011
2011 State of Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity Curriculum in the U.S. Survey; National Cyber Security Alliance; May, 2011
Retaliatory Deterrence in Cyberspace; Strategic Studies Quarterly; Eric Sterner; Spring 2011
Offensive Threat Modeling for Attackers: Turning Threat Modeling on its Head; ; Rafal Los and Shane MacDougall; May 2011
Computer Network Incident Response and Reporting; Air Force Audit Agency; April 20, 2011
DoD Cyber Operations Personnel Report ;Department of Defense; April, 2011
Russia-U.S. Bi-lateral on Cybersecurity: Critical Terminology Foundations ; EastWest Institute; April, 2011
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace; The White House; April, 2011
Enabling Distributed Security in Cyberspace: Building a Healthy and Resilient Cyber Ecosystem with Automated Collective Action; Department of Homeland Security; March 23, 2011
PRINCIPLES OF WAR FOR CYBERSPACE; Steven E. Cahanin, Lt Col, USAF; January 15, 2011
Cybersecurity Two Years Later; Center for Strategic & International Studies; January, 2011
Assessing Cyber Supply Chain Security Vulnerabilities Within the U.S. Critical Infrastructure; Enterprise Strategy Group; November, 2010
2010 Report to Congress of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission ; November, 2010
Joint Terminology for Cyberspace Operations ; Joint Staff; November, 2010
On Cyber Warfare ; A Chatham House Report: Paul Cornish, David Livingstone, Dave Clemente and Claire York; November, 2010
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense Regarding Cybersecurity ; Janet Napolitano and Robert Gates; October 13, 2010
Cyberspace Policy: Executive Branch Is Making Progress Implementing 2009 Policy Recommendations, but Sustained Leadership Is Needed ; October 6, 2010
Cyber Deterrence: Tougher in Theory than in Practice? ; Will Goodman; Strategic Studies Quarterly; Fall 2010
Cyberwarfare and Its Damaging Effects on Citizens ; Stefano Mele; September, 2010
Made in China: Waking Up to U.S. National Security Cyberthreats; The Asymmetric Net; September, 2010
Vice Admiral Bernard J. McCullough, III, USN (Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, U.S. 10th Fleet); Testimony to The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations; September 23, 2010
Lieutenant General George J. Flynn, USMC (Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration) ; Testimony to The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations; September 23, 2010
Major General Rhett Hernandez, USA (Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff) ; Testimony to The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations; September 23, 2010
Major General Richard Webber, USAF (Commander, 24th Air Force and Air Force Network Operations) ; Testimony to The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations; September 23, 2010
General Keith B. Alexander, USA (Commander, U.S. Cyber Command) ; Testimony to the House Armed Services Committee on U.S. Cyber Command: Organizing for Cyberspace Operations; September 23, 2010
Cyberspace Operations: Air Force Doctrine Document 3-12; United States Air Force (July 15, 2010)
United States Faces Challenges in Addressing Global Cybersecurity and Governance ; GAO (July 2010)
A Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity ; CSIS (July 2010)
Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010 (HR 5247 IH) (May 6, 2010)
Advance Questions (and answers) for Lt Gen Alexander (Nominee for Commander, USCYBERCOM) (May 2010)
Navy Vision for Information Dominance (May 2010)
Net Generation: Preparing for Change in the Federal Information Technology Workforce; IT Workforce Committee (April 13, 2010)
Cyber Vision and Cyber Force Development; Dr. Kamal Jabbour (March 2010)
Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace; Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security (November 17, 2009)
The United States Air Force Blueprint for Cyberspace; Air Force Space Command (November 2, 2009)
A Roadmap for Cybersecurity Research; Department of Homeland Security (November 2009)
More Security, Less Waste: What Makes Sense For Our Federal Cyber Defense?; Testimony to Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security (October 29, 2009)
Capability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation; Prepared by Northrop Grumman Corporation for US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (October 9, 2009)
Integrating Disciplines: Cyber Security, Law, & Policy; Georgetown University (October 1, 2009)
Cybersecurity: Current Legislation, Executive Branch Initiatives, and Options for Congress; Congressional Research Service: Catherine A. Theohary, John Rollins (September 30, 2009)
Cyber Attacks: Protecting Industry Against Growing Threats; Testimony to Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (September 14, 2009)
Air Force Cyberspace Mission Alignment; Secretary of the Air Force (August 20, 2009)
Information Warfare: Assuring Digital Intelligence Collection; William G. Perry (July, 2009)
Establishment of a Subordinate Unified U.S. Cyber Command Under U.S. Strategic Command for Military Cyberspace Operations; Secretary of Defense (June 23, 2009)
Cyberspace Policy Review: Assuring a Trusted and Resilient Information and Communications Infrastructure; Melissa Hathaway (May 2009)
Cyber Security: Developing a National Strategy; Testimony to Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (April 28, 2009)
2009 Data Breach Investigations Report; Verizon Business RISK Team (April 21, 2009)
Critical Issues for Cyber Assurance Policy Reform: An Industry Assessment; Intelligence and National Security Alliance (April 2009)
Cybersecurity - Assessing Our Vulnerabilities and Developing an Effective Response; Testimony to Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (March 19, 2009)
Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations; Congressional Research Service: John Rollins, Anna C. Henning (March 10, 2009)
Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities; National Academies Press: National Research Council of the National Academies; William A. Owens, Kenneth W. Dam, and Herbert S. Lin (2009)
Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency; CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency (December 2008)
HPSCI White Paper on Cyber Security (December 2008)
China's Electronic Long Range Reconnaissance; Timothy L. Thomas (Military Review Nov-Dec 2008)
Cyber Attacks Against Georgia: Legal Lessons Identified; Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence (November 2008)
Remarks by the Director of National Intelligence; Mr. Mike McConnel (Nov 2008)
Emerging Cyber Threats Report 2009: Data, Mobility and Questions of Responsibility Will Drive Cyber Threats in 2009 and Beyond; Georgia Tech Information Security Center (October 2008)
Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure 2010 - 2015; Peter D. Gasper (September 2008)
Does EW + CNO = Cyber; Lt Col Jesse Bourque (September 2008)
Cyber Storm II National Cyber Security Exercise Final Report; Australian Government; August 2008
Defense Imperatives for the New Administration; Defense Science Board (August 2008)
Cyberspace and the Changing Nature of Warfare; Kenneth Geers, U.S. Representative Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence; Tallinn, Estonia
CYBER ANALYSIS AND WARNING; GAO (July 2008)
CHINA'S PROLIFERATION PRACTICES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS CYBER AND SPACE WARFARE CAPABILITIES; HEARING BEFORE THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (May 20, 2008)
Statement of Franklin D. Kramer before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats (April 1, 2008)
CYBERSPACE DOMAIN: A WARFIGHTING SUBSTANTIATED OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IMPERATIVE; COLONEL OLEN L. KELLEY (March 15, 2008)
Determining Communication Shortfalls for Homeland Defense; MAJ Kevin P. Wilson; Strategic Insights (December 2007)
Information Warfare: An Emerging and Preferred Tool of the People's Republic of China ; Dr. William G. Perry; The Center for Security Policy; October 2010
CRS Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress; Updated September 26, 2007
Flying and Fighting in Cyberspace; Sebastian M. Convertino II, Lou Anne DeMattei, Tammy M. Knierim (July 2007)
CYBERCRIME: Public and Private Entities Face Challenges in Addressing Cyber Threats; GAO (June 2007)
Lessons Learned from the Russian-Estonian Cyber-Conflict; Packet Clearing House; June 2007
Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues; Congressional Research (January 22, 2007)
National Strategy for Information Sharing (2007)
Warfighting in Cyberspace; LTG Keith B. Alexander (2007)
Lessons Learned from Cyber Security Assessments of SCADA and Energy Management Systems; U.S. Department of Energy; September 2006
National Military Strategy for Cyberspace; Department of Defense (December 2006)
Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and Development; Interagency Working Group on Cyber Security and Information Assurance (April 2006)
Power to the Edge: Command...Control...in the Information Age; DOD Command and Control Research Program (April 2005)
Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options; Congressional Research Service (February 22, 2005)
Developing Situation Awareness Metrics in a Synthetic Battlespace Environment (2005)
Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets: Definition and Identification; Congressional Research Service (October 1, 2004)
Virtual Threat, Real Terror: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century; Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security (February 24, 2004)
Critical Infrastructure: Control Systems and the Terrorist Threat; Congressional Research Service (July 14, 2003)
The National Strategy to Secure CYBERSPACE; The White House (February 2003)
Building a Deterrence Against Strategic Information Warfare; Geoffrey S. French (June 2002)
National Communications System: Ensuring Essential Communications for the Homeland; Office of the Manager, National Communications System (FY 2002)
Five Dimensional (Cyber) Warfighting: Can the Army After Next be Defeated Through Complex Concepts and Technologies?; Robert J. Bunker (July 10, 1998)
Toward Deterrence in the Cyber Dimension; President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (1997)

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