The other quiet professionals : lessons for future cyber forces from the evolution of special forces / Christopher Paul, Isaac R. Porche III, Elliot Axelband.
Publication Info.
Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation, [2014]
"With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S. cyber force and early U.S. special operations forces, conducted in 2010, offers salient lessons for the future direction of U.S. cyber forces"--Provided by publisher
Contents
Introduction -- Special Operations Forces before U.S. Special Operations Command -- the transition to and evolution of U.S. Special Operations Command -- Cyber forces and U.S. Cyber Command -- Confirming the analogy: how alike are pre-U.S. Special Operations Command forces and contemporary cyber forces? -- Lessons for U.S. cyber forces from U.S. Special Operations Command acquisitions -- Conclusions and recommendations.