Homework: The Stages of Cyber Operations
Introduction
Cyber operations have a long and storied history that has evolved tremendously over the last few decades. Cyber operations, and in particular its subset of cyber warfare, came into realization during the 1980s, took-off as an information-gathering mechanism during the late 1990s and early 2000s, then became militarized and still is to this day. Two major incidents that characterize the late 1990s and early 2000s are the Moonlight Maze and the Stuxnet incidents, respectively. Cyber operations were performed throughout each of these incidents. In this homework, you will describe the goals and objectives of cyber operations, examine the Moonlight Maze and Stuxnet incidents, and identify the regulations or laws that were instituted in the U.S. because of these incidents.The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
Evaluate the stages and motivating factors of a cyber operation in network traffic.
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Instructions
Write 3 to 5 pages paper in which you:
Describe the goals and objectives of each of the seven stages of cyber operations, defined for this homework as:
a) Target recognition.
b) Reconnaissance.
c) Gaining access.
d) Hiding presence.
e) Establishing persistence.
f) Execution.
g) Assessment.
• Moonlight Maze Incident
o Explain how each cyber operations stage of the Moonlight Maze incident was implemented and what motivated the activities during each stage.
o Describe the regulations or laws that were instituted in the U.S. because of the Moonlight Maze incident, citing specific, credible sources.
• Stuxnet Incident
o Explain how each cyber operations stage of the Stuxnet incident was implemented and what motivated the activities during each stage.
o Describe the regulations or laws that were instituted in the U.S. because of the Stuxnet incident, citing specific, credible sources.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, and typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.