As the military has to react and respond to cyber attacks, they also are having to develop a way to apply cyber operations to the command and control hierarchy already in use. This thesis studies the requirements for a cyber command and control (C3) and conducts an experiment to test whether a C3 approach to red teaming helps users find more vulnerabilities. Since red teaming is similar in setting to the cyber operations setting, if the team finds that a C3 helps team members find more vulnerabilities, then a C3 environment can help the military better respond to cyber attacks. As a result of the experiment, the control team and the team using the C3 tied. However, participants surveyed indicated that using a C3 environment was more helpful than not using the C3 environment.

Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2008. Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technology (Command, Control, and Communications (C3)))--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2008. / Thesis Advisor(s): MacKinnon, Douglas. "June 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on August 25, 2008. M.S. in Information Technology Management awarded to Joseph J. Sundland, June 2008. M.S. in Systems Technology (Command, Control, and Communications (C3)) awarded to Christopher J. Carroll, June 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-96). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Eberling, Glenn. Second Reader: McCaffery, Jerry L. "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on 19 October 2009. DTIC Identifier(s): management, internal control system, audits, command evaluation program, economy and efficiency reviews, theses, comptrollers, accounting. Author(s) subject terms: Internal control; internal control system; audits; reviews; command evaluation program, economy & efficiency reviews; inspection and investigative agencies. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-87). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technology) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1997. / Thesis advisors, Donald v.Z. Wadsworth, John H. Gibson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90). Also available online.

This research assesses the impact of synchronous (real-time), text-based chat on military command and control (C2) processes. Chat use among the services, particularly among joint forces, has evolved in ad hoc fashion to fill gaps in currently fielded C2 systems. This growth-by-improvisation inhibits clear definition of the underlying requirements: precisely what C2 deficiencies are being addressed by text-based chat tools? Or, from a bottom-up perspective: what capabilities do text-based chat tools bring to the war fighter? In this study we employ a broad set of use-cases to further refine why operators use chat based on how they apply chat to their specific combat problems. These use cases include ongoing combat operations in ENDURING FREEDOM, counterinsurgency operations in IRAQI FREEDOM, and disaster relief operations with Joint Task Force - Katrina. The focus of this study is on establishing operators' perceived requirements in light of the current capabilities delivered by the existing text-based chat tools. From these "reverse-engineered" requirements we propose future work to establish these communication capabilities in the next-generation C2 systems. / US Marine Corps (USMC) author.

Thesis (M.S. in Telecommunications Systems Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 1990. / Thesis advisor(s): Boger, Dan C. Second Reader: Tulloch, A.W. "March 1990." Description based on signature page as viewed on August 25, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Command, control, and communications systems. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Dan C. Boger. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-88). Also available online.

Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1996-97. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 22, 2003). "March 1999." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S. in Systems Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Dan C. Boger, Raymond Buettner. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Modeling Virtual Environments and Simulations (MOVES))--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Saverio M. Manago, Thomas W. Lucas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-89). Also available online.