Defensive Future Studies

Defensive Future Studies

Cyber protection strategies for the command and control network of the I R I Army

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Professor of Military Strategic Management, Supreme National Defense University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Second year Phd student at Army Command and Staff University
10.22034/dfsr.2026.2079746.1982
Abstract
Background and Objective: The unknown nature of future cyber threats, along with the rapid growth of emerging technologies and the intertwining of the command and control network with cyberspace, has created major vulnerabilities in the future in the cyber environment.
Methodology: Given that the results of this research are useful in improving and perfecting the behaviors, methods, and tools used by the army's command and control network cyber assets, the type of research is an applied article and its implementation method is descriptive, analytical, and with a mixed approach.
Findings: After analyzing the data obtained from the environment, internal environmental factors (10 strengths, 14 weaknesses) and external environmental factors (6 opportunities,8 threats) were identified and the corresponding strategies were calculated using a paired matrix table.
Conclusion: Applying three cybersecurity strategies (using a separate and secure communication infrastructure, changing the approach from technological dependence to independence, and changing the approach to implementing a comprehensive, integrated, exclusive network instead of its multiplexing) can protect command and control network from unknown vulnerabilities.
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