Implementation of Cyber Defense Specialty in the Educational Model of the Peruvian Navy, as a Factor in Strengthening its Military Capabilities

Abstract

One of the Peruvian Navy’s cardinal concerns in carrying out the roles assigned by law is the strengthening of its Military Capabilities, among which the following are considered for the purposes of this article: Size and Quality of the Force (including recruitment, training, and retention), Command and Control, and finally Information Security.
This article goes through the relationship between Cyberdefense and the roles and tasks of the Peruvian Navy within the framework of the National Defense policy for 2030, its implications and decisive role in the technological development of a country, and how its implementation in the Peruvian Navy education can make a substantial contribution to achieving these objectives. In this line of analysis, I propose the implementation of the CYBERDEFENSE specialty, both in DIRCAPEN and DIRESPROM, to imbue the importance of this capability throughout the Peruvian Navy. In current times, when Defense is everyone’s task, I also outline how collaboration with private education can ensure that Navy personnel are nourished by knowledge, needs, opportunities, and challenges of the private/civilian world in this field, which will give them a holistic vision of the Defense of Peru.
Finally, I believe that this scenario of opportunities will serve as a magnet to guarantee the commitment of our staff, allure the best talent at all levels, and, why not think about how, over time and with adequate sponsorship, we can establish a knowledge and public/private experts network, who, according to a renewed vision of the doctrine, is ready to enter into immediate mobilization if the needs of national defense so demand.

Keywords:Cyber Security, cyber defense, national critical assets, digital transformation, maritime domain, foresight.