Weaponeering

a term borrowed from military doctrine that refers to the process of analyzing target vulnerabilities and matching them with specific cyber capabilities (weapons) to achieve a desired effect or objective Application to Cyber: In the cyber domain, the principles are analogous: <ul <li Target Analysis: Identifying and characterizing critical systems, networks, or data (targets) and their vulnerabilities.</li <li Capability Matching: Selecting or developing the most appropriate cyber "weapon" (e.g., malware, exploit, or a specific technique) to exploit those vulnerabilities.</li <li Effect Estimation: Predicting the intended outcome (e.g., disruption, denial, degradation, destruction, or manipulation of data/systems) and assessing potential unintended consequences or "collateral damage".</li <li Planning: Integrating the selected cyber capabilities into a broader operational plan to achieve strategic or tactical objectives.</li </ul