Cyber Pacific

The purpose of this project is threefold. Firstly, to identify the current legal and policy points of
friction hindering the effectiveness of combined cyber defense between the U.S. and Indo-
Pacific allies and partners. Secondly, to compare and contrast the different ways that the US
and Indo-Pacific allies and partners are organizing and empowering their defensive cyber
military forces. Lastly, to clarify the threats emanating from cyberspace that the US and Indo-
Pacific allies and partners are facing. The ultimate goal of this research is to contribute to
greater awareness and effectiveness of allied and partnered military cyber defensive practices
in the Indo-Pacific theater by producing viable policy recommendations.

Task Team Leader: Kevin Lentz

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Mosser

Cyber Pacific is an extension of a Spring 2022 project called Project Threatcasting conducted with the Army Cyber Institute at the United States Military Academy.

https://slate.com/technology/2017/09/threatcasting-in-futurism-attempts-to-imagine-the-risks-we-might-face.html

• Explore available data on state actor cyber operations in the Indo-Pacific targeting the U.S. and allies and partners.
• Publish blog posts detailing our key findings.
• Begin researching security policies and laws governing military operations in cyberspace for the U.S. and Indo-Pacific allies and partners.
• Host a threatcasting workshop on the theme of our project in collaboration with the Army Cyber Institute

• Cyber Policy Expertise – With assistance from the Strauss Center, you will gain deep expertise on current trends in the world of cyber security and technology
• China, Taiwan, and Japan Expertise – American interest in the Western Pacific is at historically high levels, and will only grow over the years. Get ahead of the curve by learning about key actors in the new center of global affairs.
• Policy Writing and Communication – Students will have the chance to polish public facing policy writing skills in a supportive environment
• Threatcasting – learn about a foresight analysis method used by security and industrial professionals across the world

All Articles from Team Cyber Pacific

The Chinese Communist Party Cyber Threat to Japan
Published August 31, 2023

The CCP Cyber Threat to Taiwan
Published July 26, 2023

The Chinese Cyber Threat to the United States of America
Published July 12, 2023

Alliance in Cyberspace: the case of U.S.-Japan
Published June 23, 2023

So What’s the Cyber Threat from China, Exactly?
Published May 30, 2023

Domainification and Integration in a Decade; A Military Cyber Reading of Japan’s New Strategic Documents
Published February 22, 2023

Reading the Room: China, Taiwan, Japan, and US in the Cyber Domain
Published November 28, 2022