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Ensuring U.S. Air Force Operations During Cyber Attacks Against Combat Support Systems: Guidance for Where to Focus Mitigation Efforts

RAND researchers developed a process for prioritizing functions and information systems in assessing mission assurance under cyber attack, a challenge due to the number of systems, range of vulnerabilities, and variety of combat support functions.

May 29, 2015
Journal Article

Journal Article

Cyberspace Is Not a Warfighting Domain

Cyberspace has become the new high ground of warfare, the one domain to rule them all and in the ether bind them, which, as this essay will argue, is the wrong way to view cyberspace and what militaries can do by operating within it.

Jan 1, 2012
Commentary

Awlaki's Death Hits al-Qaeda's Social Media Strategy

Though Awlaki will be difficult to replace—since he effectively coupled both propaganda and operations—al-Qaeda will continue to plan attacks overseas against Western targets, writes Seth Jones.

Sep 30, 2011
Journal Article

Journal Article

Groups, Networks, or Movements: A Command-And-Control-Driven Approach to Classifying Terrorist Organizations and Its Application to Al Qaeda

Appropriately describing the properties and defining the boundaries of terrorist groups is frequently challenging.

Jan 1, 2006
Commentary

Commentary

U.S. Environmental Groups and 'Leaderless Resistance'

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Jul 1, 2001
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James Dimarogonas

Senior Engineer; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education PhD in systems science and applied mathematics, Washington University; MSc in mechanical engineering, Washington University; BSc in mechanical engineering, Washington University; MBA in public policy, University Of California Irvine
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John Yurchak

Senior Information Scientist
Education M.S. in computer science, Naval Post Graduate School

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