Air Space Cyber Flashcards
The _____ can be described as that region above the earth’s surface in which AERODYNAMICS generally govern the planning and conduct of military operations
Air domain
The _____ can be described as that region above the earth’s surface in which ASTRODYNAMICS
generally govern the planning and conduct of military operations
Space domain
The ______ is a global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures, including the internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers
Cyberspace domain
Which Airpower concept states, Airmen have built a real-time global intelligence and command and control network that can FIND, FIX, and FINISH the smallest of targets?
Global Vigilance
Which Airpower concept states, the Air Force ranges the globe RAPIDLY to RESPOND to crises and DELIVER critical supplies and personnel to any location on the planet
Global Reach
Which Airpower concept states, the Air Force can STRIKE an enemy on SHORT NOTICE ANYWHERE in the world with American fighters, bombers, remotely piloted aircraft, and intercontinental ballistic missiles
Global Power
What is the ability to project military power or influence through the control and exploitation of air, space, and cyberspace to achieve strategic, operational, and tactical objectives?
Airpower
AF is responsible for two-thirds of what?
The nuclear triad
In September 2006 the JCoS endorsed a definition of ______ as, “a domain characterized by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and exchange data via networked systems and associated physical infrastructures”
Cyberspace
For warfare purposes, the AF uses a working definition of cyberspace as …
A domain in which signals hold at-risk intelligent systems
Electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum refer to the ______ of radiation that, when modulated with information, creates a signal
Wave-particle duality
What are the three components of cyberspace?
- Effectors
- Medium
- Targets
Which component of cyberspace encompasses a broad range of signal-borne threats, analog and digital?
Effectors
Which component of cyberspace enables effectors to access the targets, wired and wireless, hardware and software?
Medium
Which component of cyberspace includes weapons and systems that use computers or networks?
Targets
Anticipating a cyber threat includes …
- Setting up over-the-horizon early warning systems that detect anomalous activity
- Analyzing rapidly its forensic fingerprint to predict future behavior
- Communicating through viable reach-back options to avoid the threat
The four axioms of offensive cyberpower are ….
- Misdirecting functionality
- Stealth access
- Exploiting vulnerabilities
- Superior human cognition
From a war-fighting perspective, the internet has traditionally favored the ______ over the _____
- Defense
- Offense
The tenets of ______ seek to reduce vulnerability by reducing the scope of protection and FOCUSING ON CRITICAL COMPONENTS in a system, making them HARDER TO ACCESS
Anti-tamper protection technologies
Information on standard tail flashes designates _____ and _____ the aircraft is from, as well as _____
- The base
- The unit
- The tail number of the aircraft
What reasons will units will select a single aircraft to be the unit flagship with a special fin flash?
- To represent the specific squadron or wing
- To assign airplane for the unit commander
- To use for photos, air shows and other public displays
What is a circular disc often used as a national or historic symbol on military aircraft or infrastructure?
A roundel
