Duration: 5 Days
In this advanced cyber operations/cyber warfare (CO/CW) Boot Camp, you will gain the solid foundation needed for military leaders, CEOs, managers, senior contractors, and directors of national critical infrastructure, along with senior agency personnel to understand cyber as a warfighting domain and to strategize and plan for CO/CW in order to lead their organizations through the contested cyber environment of today and the future.
Certification: CSFI-CCOSP certification
What You Will Learn
- Advanced skills needed for practical and dynamic CO/CW strategy and planning
- Prepare for and achieve CSFI Cyberspace Operations Strategist and Planner (CSFI-CCOSP) certification
Audience
- Cyber leaders from industry, government, and the military
- Combat Arms/EW/Intel/Infantry/Communications/Signals Officers transitioning into cyber roles with the US government, contracting positions, and industry with focus on national critical infrastructure
Prerequistes
CSFI: Introduction to Cyber Warfare or a military/government/cyber background deemed equivalent by CSFI
Course Outline
1. History of Cyber
- Short history of the cyber concept, including how cyber became cyber
- When cyber warfare began; a modern form of warfare and conflict
2. Cyber 101/102/103
- 101: Cyber nomenclature
- 102: Layers of complex systems
- 103: Threats
3. Convergence of Cyber and Electronic Warfare
- Are they separate domains and should they be?
4. War Strategy
- Importance of understanding the foundational theories of war strategy for leaders at all echelons of cyber operations
5. Cyber Deterrence
- Is there such a thing, if so, what does it look like?
- What and who are we trying to deter?
6. Game Theory
- For every action there is a reaction; a modern leader must be thinking more than one move at a time
7. Planning: Interagency and Joint Process
- Critical to coordinated efforts across the government, allies, and DOD
8. Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), Authorities, and Laws
- LOAC and the current authorities
- How US authorities are allocated
- Title 6 (DHS)
- Title 18 (DOJ)
- Title 10 (DoD)
- Title 50 (IC)
9. Effects-Based Operation (EBO)
- Understanding the causal linkages between events, actions, and results
10. Critical Infrastructure and National Security
- 18 critical infrastructure sectors and applied cyber strategy
11. Cyber ISR
- Intelligence is key to effective operations
12. Strategy to Task
- Once you have a strategy, the operational objectives and tactical tasks that must be accomplished in the campaign for success
13. Deliberate Planning
- Preparation of plans that occur in non-crisis situations
14. Crisis Action Planning (CAP)
- Providing for the rapid and effective exchange of information and analysis and the timely preparation of courses of action to consider
15. Contingency Planning
- Considerations of branches and sequels in cyber warfare
16. International Cyber Organizations
- Key international organizations in cyber
17. US Cyber Organizations, Collaboration, and Integration
- Current US cyber organizations
- Collaboration between US private and public sectors in cyber
18. Cyber Operations: Operate, Defend, Offense
19. Cyber Support to Military Operations
- Strategic, operational, and tactical support
20. Cyber Assessment
- Measures of performance
- Measures of effectiveness
- Success indicators
21. Strategy and Planning Certification Exercise
Course Labs
On the afternoon of the last day, you will participate in a three-hour long certification exercise.
