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Introduction<br />
Additionally, sophisticated cyberspace capabilities of organized crime or other non-state,<br />
extralegal organizations may benefit adversaries. This relationship to organized criminal<br />
elements may be for financial purposes, with the rise of illicit vendors providing malicious<br />
software (malware) as a service. Due to minimal barriers to entry and the potentially high<br />
payoff, the US can expect adversaries to resort to asymmetric means to negate US<br />
advantages in military capabilities.<br />
f. The Information Environment. The information environment is the aggregate of<br />
individuals, organizations, and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or act on<br />
information. The information environment is broken down into the physical, informational,<br />
and cognitive dimensions.<br />
(1) The Physical Dimension. The physical dimension is composed of command<br />
and control (C2) systems, key decision makers, and supporting infrastructure that enable<br />
individuals and organizations to conduct operations. It is the dimension where physical<br />
platforms and the communications networks that connect them reside. The physical<br />
dimension includes, but is not limited to, human beings, C2 facilities, newspapers, books,<br />
microwave towers, computers, laptops, smart phones, tablet computers, or any other entities<br />
that are subject to empirical measurement.<br />
(2) The Informational Dimension. The informational dimension is the place<br />
where information is collected, processed, stored, disseminated, and protected. It is the<br />
dimension where the C2 of modern military forces is exercised and where the commander’s<br />
intent is conveyed. Actions in this dimension affect the content and flow of information.<br />
(3) The Cognitive Dimension. The cognitive dimension encompasses the minds<br />
of those who transmit, receive, and respond to or act on information. In this dimension<br />
people think, perceive, visualize, understand, and decide.<br />
g. The Relationship Between IO and CO<br />
(1) It is important to address the relationship between IO and CO. CO are<br />
concerned with using cyberspace capabilities to create effects which support operations<br />
across the physical domains and cyberspace. IO is more specifically concerned with the<br />
integrated employment of information-related capabilities during military operations, in<br />
concert with other lines of operation (LOOs), to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the<br />
decision making of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our own. Thus,<br />
cyberspace is a medium through which some information-related capabilities, such as<br />
military information support operations (MISO) or military deception (MILDEC), may be<br />
employed. However, IO also uses capabilities from the physical domains to accomplish its<br />
objectives.<br />
(2) While some CO may support IO objectives, other CO will be conducted in<br />
support of target objectives, or to support operations in the physical domains to achieve<br />
objectives. This relationship represents an evolution both in IO, transitioning from a<br />
collection of capabilities to a broader integrating function focused on the adversary, and in<br />
CO, evolving from its computer network operations roots into a way to operationally<br />
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