The very nature of the actor and target, as well as the degree of asymmetry between them, is important. Everything you need to know about the frightening future of digital conflict. This is because it covers a very broad range of actions political, economic, social, military, in. Jp 326, counterterrorism reliable security information. This chapter defines information warfare iw, discusses its most common tactics, weapons, and tools, compares iw terrorism with conventional warfare, and addresses the issues of liability and the available legal remedies under international law. The basics of cyber warfare gives readers a concise overview of these threats and outlines the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber warfare. While warfare has always been tied to information, it is only when warfare is dominated by information that it becomes authentic information warfare. The afterward of the book, which is the best part actually, for the reason that the author embraces an optimistic view of the future of the information age. As a result, it is not clear when information warfare begins, ends, and. In addition, the military views information warfare to include electronic warfare e. Jan 04, 2017 information warfare is the tactical and strategic use of information to gain an advantage. Information warfare and information operations iwio. Prior to working with the dod, he served for 20 years in the u. Information warfare iw is a restricted line community comprising approximately 900 officers.
Information warfare iw represents a rapidly evolving and, as yet, imprecisely defined field of growing interest for defense planners and policymakers. Closely related to the subject of irregular forces is irregular warfare. Unrestricted warfare, by qiao liang and wang xiangsui beijing. Cyberwarfare could turn every gadget you own into a weapon on a virtual battlefield. Information warfare officers are directly involved in every aspect of naval operations delivering information to decision makers by attacking, defending and exploiting networks to capitalize on vulnerabilities in the information domain. But could not a state use cyber means as a weapon of mass destruction or disruption, targeting an enemys nicholas a. Special duty information warfare desig 1810 community overview. The more technologically advanced a nation is, the more vulnerable it is itself to the techniques of information warfare.
Information warfare in the information age in war, both conventional and nonconventional, the priority of a target is dependent on its value to the other side. The journal is published four times a year and is available in traditional hard copy or pdf. Although a useful resource, it is mainly an expression of the views of 19. Jp 1 defines irregular warfare as a violent struggle among state and nonstate actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations. History of us information warfare schneier on security. Information warfare is the manipulation of information trusted by a target without the targets awareness so that the target will make decisions against their interest but in the interest of the one conducting information warfare. Electronic and information warfare all warfare is based on deception. In other words, those nations or organisations that think they understand russian information warfare on the basis of current studies, and are responding by preparing for currently visible threats and capabilities, are out of date and will be surprised once again by what happens next. Jp 3, information operations joint chiefs of staff. This study examines known techniques of information warfare iw and the. Where possible, key concepts and approaches are illustrated and explained by direct quotations from senior members of the russian defence. Frame of discernment and directly reduce his uncertainty about the location of the target. Both provide a decided edge at information based warfare, electronic warfare, and commandandcontrol warfare. Incorporate ew capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures into joint exercises and training regimes to the maximum extent possible.
Without engaging in that debate, this chapter will simply define information warfare as the process of protecting ones own sources of battlefield information. May, 20 a dissertation submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of the state university of new york at buffalo in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy. It has been addressed in writings, conferences, doctrine and plans, and military reorganizations, and it has been proposed as a fundamental element of 21stcentury conflict. Information warfare is also known as cyberwarfare, electronic warfare and cyberattack. Jan eloff, anna granova, in computer and information security handbook, 2009.
List of military strategies and concepts wikipedia. Apr 01, 2017 as discussed, the flaws noted in reflexive control doctrine serve as examples of how difficult it is currently, and will be in the future, to control the consequences of offensive actions and conduct information warfare in an information age. The human target directed energy weapons and electronic warfare a subject that is getting more and more attention from people all over the world is deliberate electromagnetic targeting of people. It is a valuable resource for policy makers, ceos and cios, penetration testers, security administrators, and students and instructors in information security. Analyzing russian information warfare and influence. Toward a functional model of information warfare l. Commissioned officers make up the leadership and management teams of the navy and navy reserve.
The images sent back to be broadcast to the televisions in. One of the major features of information warfare research is the potpourri of different definitions for the term information warfare. Merely destro yin g information is the most basic form of att ack in inf or mation warfare. First, deterrence is always from an actor toward a target. The information dominance corps includes highly skilled enlisted sailors and officers who specialize in everything from intelligence to information technology, information warfare to cyber warfare, meteorology and oceanography to the space cadre. The supposed bloody massacre in kingstreet outside the billets started off as a friendly snowball fight with the bostonians in the afternoon, that paul revere and his sons of liberty friends decided to capitalise on by first puting stones in the. Information warfare and deception informing science. The information warfare elective taught by lt col near and lt col ryan was a tremendous source of key information. No state has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason. Joint information operations warfare center jiowc is a cjcs controlled activity reporting to the operations directorate of a joint staff via j39 ddgo. Military strategies are methods of arranging and maneuvering large bodies of military forces during armed conflicts. L showhowthe elementscan be com bined in the strategy to attack the target.
Information warfare is the tactical and strategic use of information to gain an advantage. Describes the direct and indirect operational approaches to ct. While the west is on guard to combat information warfare during hostilities, russia is perpetually mounting an information warfare offensive. They differ from direct operations, since the latter must be especially dynamic and not passive in.
Information warfare senior colonel wang baocun and li fei. The next phase of russian information warfare by keir giles. The most noteworthy primary source was information warfare. Jun 27, 2008 information warfare iw is one of the hottest topics in current discussions of battlefield and geopolitical conflict. Information warfare in an information age national defense. This paper is from the sans institute reading room site. Electronic and information university of cambridge. Pla literature and arts publishing house, february 1999 fbis editors note. The journal is published four times a year and is available in traditional hard copy or pdf format. Information warfare also referred to as information operations is the term used to define the concepts of 21stcentury warfare, which will be electronic and information systems driven. Taking advantage of the navys technological advantages to harm, disrupt or exploit enemy networks, information warfare officers play a key role in every operation. Feb 15, 2018 the current state of information warfare.
A return to information warfare army heritage and education center. The goal should be to coerce russia to curb its information warfare campaign, punish moscow when these incidents occur, and exploit moscows weaknesses and vulnerabilities. In information warfare, this includes the entire infrastructure, organizations, and components that collect, process, store, transmit, display, and disseminate information. Information warfare iw is one of the hottest topics in current discussions of battlefield and geopolitical conflict. The fake news machine how propagandists abuse the internet and manipulate the public lion gu, vladimir kropotov, and fyodor yarochkin.
Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. Information manipulation in the context of information warfare is the alteration of information with intent to distort the opponents picture of reality. The authors work at the academy of military science, beijing. The aim of the journal of information warfare is to provide the definitive publication for the latest research in the critical areas of information warfare, information operations, cyber crime and cyber warfare. Both provide a decided edge at informationbased warfare, electronic warfare, and commandandcontrol warfare. Expertise from forbes councils members, operated under license. They hold positions in dozens of different career and job areas, from health care to engineering.
Dorothy denning defines information warfare iw as operations that target or exploit information resources. This article is a list of military strategies and concepts that are commonly recognized and referenced. The most important elements of the russian definition are. Toward a functional model of information warfare central.
Its funny that the authors erick waage and david v. Building the information front base russian information warfare theory also has traits of an interdisciplinary applied science. Summarizes the relationship of ct to irregular warfare. Elaborating on this idea, he asserted that strong countries. Information warfare has become an increasingly diverse field. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Information warfare in the broad sense refers to warfare dominated by information in which digitized units use information smart equipment. Pdf, a secondedition guide to international laws that apply to cyber operations. This can be done using a number of technologies, including computer software for editing text, graphics, video, audio, and other information transport forms. The following selections are taken from unrestricted warfare, a book published in china in february 1999 which proposes tactics for developing countries, in. Russian president vladimir putin speaks during a news conference after the g20 summit in hamburg, germany, july 8, 2017.
It includes multiple types of operations and has been pursued in radically different ways during different eras. It is the direct descendant of the world war 2 technique of recognizing a wireless operator by his. This policy rests on the principle, dont do to others what they can more easily do to you. The future of information warfare cart er gilmer gsec p ract ical a ssignm ent ver sion 1. Information warfare an overview sciencedirect topics. Wv or special damages, whatsoever arising out of access to. Oct 01, 2018 but russia will continue to target the united states at home and abroad until the u. Unlike the current fm 3, the 1996 manual attempted to grapple directly with. Some of these players act at the direct behest of the kremlin, and others out of. Information auseful definition or modelof1w therefore has to. The overall purpose of this paper is to scrutinize the contemporary hybrid warfare employed by russia in ukraine and determine which elements have been most critical for russias success.
He earned an undergraduate degree in russian area studies from. Because it is still evolving, the definitions and budgets are muddy and dynamic. Jp 1, doctrine for the armed forces of the united states. The human target directed energy weapons and electronic. As the manual points out, the planner must also consider alternate. Patricia a h williams secau security research centre school of computer and security science edith cowan university perth, western australia trish.
Cognitive maps used to visualize belief systems about information warfare. Held at the joint headquarters of nato in the beginning of the year 200 conference on information warfare, all participants used the definitions developed in their countries. Introduction a new type of war has emerged, in which armed warfare has given up its decisive place in the achievement of the military and political objectives of war to another kind of warfare information warfare. It is vital that isaf can conduct info ops as an effective tool against, and in response to, taliban information warfare.
Will information war prove to be americas sword or a paper mach shield. Marlatt dudley knox library naval postgraduate school. Information warfare is thought to be a product of what, broadly speaking, is considered the information era. Jun 28, 2019 cyberenabled information warfare has also become an existential threat in its own right, its increased use posing the possibility of a global information dystopia, in which the pillars of modern democratic selfgovernment logic, truth, and reality are shattered, and antienlightenment values undermine civilization as we know it around. Physical destr uction can be incl uded in this categor y, along with worms, viruses, trojan h orses, et c. The source of both the interest and the imprecision. The existential threat from cyberenabled information warfare. Information warfare as international coercion european journal of.
The fake news machine trend micro internet security. Pdf this paper focuses on information warfarethe warfare characterised. Pdf the topic of cyber warfare is a vast one, with numerous sub topics receiving attention from the research community. Jan 27, 2020 information operations and cyber warfare. A collective sensemaking view doctoral dissertation by onook oh. From the perspective of this chapter, information warfare has to do with those processes that affect the commanders, staffs, opposing commanders, or civilians decisions, ability to make decisions, and confidence in decisions by affecting what information is available and when. This paper was excerpted from articles in liberation army daily, june and june 20, 1995. Inasmuchas the target and objectives are the basis for designingan 1w strategy, i will start with a. Lambert brits krieg the strategy of economic warfare 8. Legal, regulatory, policy and organization considerations for assurance developed by the science applications. One of the major features of informationwarfare research is the potpourri of different definitions for the term information warfare. Information 1wtrulyis aformof comprehensivewarfare, vulnerability ofsuch networks to penetration, exploitation, anddegra dation. Pdf handbook of russian information warfare researchgate. The talibans information warfare activities are often described as info ops.
However, if we correctly understand what information war is, we can see that it stretches back to the dawn of organized conflict itself. Information warfare iw, defined as a targeted effort to undermine and neutralize hostile. While the military officials of all countries have not yet defined information warfare iw authoritatively, military experts in many countries. Irregular warfare favors indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full. The images sent back to be broadcast to the televisions in the homes of america were quite powerful. In the zhongguo qingnian bao interview, qiao was quoted as stating that the first rule of unrestricted warfare is that there are no rules, with nothing forbidden. Without engaging in that debate, this chapter will simply define information warfare as the process of protecting ones own sources of battlefield information and, at the same time, seeking to deny. Information warfare and deterrence at the abstract level, the interface between these two concepts is dependent on setting the context clearly.
Download brochures about being an officer in the navy. When one begins to examine the relationship between information warfare and the law. Iw officers iwo are the navys information warriors who maintain expertise in all facets of information operations io, to include traditional cryptology, c2 and space systems. According to reports there is a secret nato definition of information warfare, but it is not available in the open press. The critical role of information operations and special operations. The jiowc supports the joint staff by ensuring operational integration of ircs in. It holds that warfare in the information age is warfare which uses computerized weapons, such as using a cruise missile to attack a target, whereas information warfare treats information as an independent realm and a powerful weapon. Electronic and information warfare 323 netic pulse generators. Joint publication 1, doctrine for the armed forces of the united states, is the capstone publication for all joint doctrine, presenting fundamental principles and overarching guidance for the employment of the armed forces of the united states. Once were done with ewar, well look at the lessons we might take over to iwar. Information warfare and deception 214 opportunities to go out on operations in an uncontrolled ad hoc way. Attrition warfare a strategy of wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous loss of personnel and.
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