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CYBER-DEFENSIVE CAPABILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
CONT

... because everyone connects to the Internet, the [armed forces] requires a robust, resilient cyber defensive capability throughout its force. ... Growing interconnectedness and network reliance on the part of most nation states and non-state actors alike should compel the [armed forces] to make [an] investment in its network defence capabilities, for any adversary is likely to attack or exploit it in the cyber environment.

Key term(s)
  • cyberdefensive capability
  • defensive cybercapability
  • defensive cyber-capability
  • cyberdefence capability
  • cyber-defence capability
  • cyberdefense capability
  • cyber-defense capability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Guerre électronique
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
CONT

[...] puisque tout le monde se branche au réseau Internet, les [forces armées] doivent posséder une cybercapacité défensive robuste protégeant l'ensemble des effectifs. [...] L'interconnectivité et la dépendance envers les réseaux, en constante croissance dans la plupart des pays et pour la plupart des acteurs non étatiques, devraient pousser les [forces armées] à investir [...] dans ses capacités de défense de ses réseaux, car tout adversaire est susceptible de les attaquer ou de les exploiter dans l'environnement cybernétique.

Spanish

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