Intelligence and the Defense of Cyberspace

摘要

The Marine Corps is not adequately manning, training, and equipping intelligence sections charged with providing intelligence support to defensive cyberspace operations. This is because of a misapplication of human talent wherein the section is entirely comprised of 0231 Intelligence Specialists, who are ill-suited for the task they are assigned. This article will explore the necessary skills to conduct cyber threat intelligence support, describe what types of intelligence products are necessary to support various cyberspace operations at various levels of command, and will advocate for an interdisciplinary approach to building intelligence support sections with a shared additional MOS to build and retain human talent that will professionalize cyber threat intelligence in the Marine Corps-making the Service more adaptable and lethal in the cyberspace warfighting domain.