Secondary Title
The Cyber Defense Review
Abstract
This article addresses the role that US service academies play in developing not only future cyber forces, but also a pipeline of qualified cyber-strategic military leaders, who have the knowledge necessary to confront a wide array of cyber threats and establish both a competitive and security advantage in the modern battlespace. In the future, every military leader must be a cyber-strategic leader. In particular, this study surveys current efforts by the US Coast Guard Academy, the US Air Force Academy, the US Military Academy, and the US Naval Academy to prepare all their future officers for the challenges of operational– and strategic–level leadership in an age of persistent cyber threat.
Concluding remarks
This survey provides an overview of the level of exposure to cyber issues that cadets and midshipmen receive during their undergraduate studies at the service academies, and to what extent they graduate with an adequate understanding of the cyber challenges facing their respective services. Lastly, this article identifies some of the gaps in the existing curricula and offers preliminary recommendations to include a stronger cybersecurity component into current programs.
Reference details
DOI
10.2307/26267304
Resource type
Miscellaneous
Year of Publication
2016
Publication Area
Civilian cybersecurity
How to cite this reference:
Transforming the Next Generation of Military Leaders into Cyber-Strategic Leaders: The role of cybersecurity education in US service academies. (2016). https://doi.org/10.2307/26267304