The course, aimed at Officers of the Operational Departments and the Air Staff, was held at the Institute of Military Aeronautical Sciences in Florence. The course aims to expand the training offer in the field of cyber domain for the first-line leaders of the Armed Forces, allowing them to acquire knowledge about the potential of an “invisible” domain that is expanding exponentially and that, in the international scenario, does not yet have defined boundaries. In addition to providing significant technical and legal knowledge, the course represents an opportunity for stimulating the strategic thinking of the Armed Forces. In particular, the activity focused on the needs for development of Cyber Defence in an international scenario in which the cyber environment assumes great importance and more and more nations are investing significant resources in the development of so-called “cyber weapon”. The Studies Department of ISMA has structured the training program in a so-called “blended”, Or in two phases: the first took place remotely on a learning environment E-learning, While the next part took place with face-to-face lectures at the Institute, with authoritative speakers and distinguished university professors and industry specialists. The lecturers provided an important contribution to addressing the topics developed during the proceedings: Professors Umberto Gori and Luciano Bozzo, from the University of Florence, presented their studies on the impact of cyberdomination on geopolitics/geostrategy and on air-space power; Attorney Stefano Mele presented his studies in the field of law on cyber warfare, Meanwhile, Engineer Menna held a conference on industrial prospects and technologies in the Defense and NATO environment. Air Division General Gianfranco Camperi, Commander of the ISMA, who personally followed the course, expressed great satisfaction with both the achieved results and the active participation and attention of the participants. “The Cyber Warfare It is a new world in evolution and we cannot afford to develop our Defense and Security activities without keeping up with technological and information evolution. Only through study and in-depth research Cyber Warfare “We can understand the level of security and the real operational capabilities of the Armed Forces.“ After personally handing over the certificates of participation, the General then thanked and greeted those present, reiterating the importance of training as a tool for facing and overcoming the challenges of the future ”Your proposals and ideas are essential for interpreting the actions required by this new professional frontier.”.
