A Case Study on Cyber Conflict

The Importance of Cyber History: Former Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn emphasized the importance of developing a “cyber cadre” for national defense. In other areas of national security, one way newly hired people learn the field is through the experience of those that have gone before.



A Case Study on Cyber Conflict

Understanding history is the main way to turn the experience of past generations into cumulative knowledge for the future, which is why we teach military officers the implications of Gettysburg, Inchon, Trafalgar or MIG Alley. Even though major conflicts have occurred in cyberspace since the mid-1980s, these events are largely unknown and untaught; making it far more likely we will continue repeating the same mistakes. Click here to read more on Cyber Conflict

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