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Brett Van Niekerk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The Impact of IoT on Information Warfare
    Handbook of Research on Information and Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 2018
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Barend Hendrik. Pretorius, Trishana Ramluckan, Harold Patrick
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    The Fourth Industrial Revolution is seen as a digital one, extending the previous Information revolution. This is exhibited by the pervasive connectivity of many smart devices, known as the internet of things (IoT). The data generated and access created by these devices provides opportunities in an Information Warfare context by providing new avenues of attack and abilities to enhance existing capabilities. Recent cyber-attacks have illustrated the relevance of IoT to cyber-operations. However, IoT can influence Information Warfare through the use of drones, the extent of network-centric operations, and other factors. The major impact of IoT is the increased attack surface and techniques available, and opportunities for data gathering.

  • Information Warfare in the 2013-2014 Ukraine Crisis
    Advances in Digital Crime Forensics and Cyber Terrorism, 2015
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk
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    In November 2013 a series of protests in the Ukraine resulted in a change of government, which was followed by a pro-Russian incursion of Crimea in 2014 and an attempted breakaway by Eastern Ukraine. During this crisis Information Warfare tactics were used extensively, from propaganda and misInformation to cyber-attacks. The chapter discusses these Information Warfare activities based on reports, social media activity, and secondary data. The time period of interest is up to mid-May 2014, however subsequent major events are considered. An ‘ideal' Information Warfare campaign and possible future repercussions of the conflict are discussed. The Information Warfare campaigns are discussed in relation to cyber-strategies. The impact of the cyber-strategies of the two nations involved and lessons learned will be discussed.

  • The Information Warfare Life Cycle Model
    SA Journal of Information Management, 2011
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
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    Information Warfare (IW) is a dynamic and developing concept, which constitutes a number of disciplines. This paper aims to develop a life cycle model for Information Warfare that is applicable to all of the constituent disciplines. The model aims to be scalable and applicable to civilian and military incidents where Information Warfare tactics are employed. Existing Information Warfare models are discussed, and a new model is developed from the common aspects of these existing models. The proposed model is then applied to a variety of incidents to test its applicability and scalability. The proposed model is shown to be applicable to multiple disciplines of Information Warfare and is scalable, thus meeting the objectives of the model.

  • Relevance of Information Warfare models to critical infrastructure protection
    Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
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    This article illustrates the relevance of Information Warfare models to critical infrastructure protection. Analogies of Information Warfare models to those of Information security and Information systems were used to deconstruct the models into their fundamental components and this will be discussed. The models were applied to critical infrastructures to illustrate the relevance to critical infrastructure protection. By considering the interdependencies of the critical infrastructure sectors, it will be shown how all critical infrastructures can be modelled as Information infrastructures when considering Information Warfare attacks.

  • mobile security from an Information Warfare perspective
    Information Security for South Africa, 2010
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
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    With the increasing prevalence of mobile devices, there is an increasing risk that the mobile networks may be targeted by Information Warfare attacks. An investigation of mobile security issues from an Information Warfare perspective, with emphasis on computer network Warfare and electronic Warfare, is presented. The paper focuses on analysing prior cases of mobile security breaches from an Information Warfare perspective, however previous research is also discussed. The validity of the various potential and perceived threats to mobile security is discussed. Preliminary results from current research into mobile security and Information Warfare are reported; initial simulation results assessing the practicality of jamming and eavesdropping on 3G signals and the responses from first round of research interviews are discussed.

Manoj Maharaj - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The Information Warfare Life Cycle Model
    SA Journal of Information Management, 2011
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
    Abstract:

    Information Warfare (IW) is a dynamic and developing concept, which constitutes a number of disciplines. This paper aims to develop a life cycle model for Information Warfare that is applicable to all of the constituent disciplines. The model aims to be scalable and applicable to civilian and military incidents where Information Warfare tactics are employed. Existing Information Warfare models are discussed, and a new model is developed from the common aspects of these existing models. The proposed model is then applied to a variety of incidents to test its applicability and scalability. The proposed model is shown to be applicable to multiple disciplines of Information Warfare and is scalable, thus meeting the objectives of the model.

  • Relevance of Information Warfare models to critical infrastructure protection
    Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 2011
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
    Abstract:

    This article illustrates the relevance of Information Warfare models to critical infrastructure protection. Analogies of Information Warfare models to those of Information security and Information systems were used to deconstruct the models into their fundamental components and this will be discussed. The models were applied to critical infrastructures to illustrate the relevance to critical infrastructure protection. By considering the interdependencies of the critical infrastructure sectors, it will be shown how all critical infrastructures can be modelled as Information infrastructures when considering Information Warfare attacks.

  • mobile security from an Information Warfare perspective
    Information Security for South Africa, 2010
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
    Abstract:

    With the increasing prevalence of mobile devices, there is an increasing risk that the mobile networks may be targeted by Information Warfare attacks. An investigation of mobile security issues from an Information Warfare perspective, with emphasis on computer network Warfare and electronic Warfare, is presented. The paper focuses on analysing prior cases of mobile security breaches from an Information Warfare perspective, however previous research is also discussed. The validity of the various potential and perceived threats to mobile security is discussed. Preliminary results from current research into mobile security and Information Warfare are reported; initial simulation results assessing the practicality of jamming and eavesdropping on 3G signals and the responses from first round of research interviews are discussed.

  • ISSA - Mobile security from an Information Warfare perspective
    2010 Information Security for South Africa, 2010
    Co-Authors: Brett Van Niekerk, Manoj Maharaj
    Abstract:

    With the increasing prevalence of mobile devices, there is an increasing risk that the mobile networks may be targeted by Information Warfare attacks. An investigation of mobile security issues from an Information Warfare perspective, with emphasis on computer network Warfare and electronic Warfare, is presented. The paper focuses on analysing prior cases of mobile security breaches from an Information Warfare perspective, however previous research is also discussed. The validity of the various potential and perceived threats to mobile security is discussed. Preliminary results from current research into mobile security and Information Warfare are reported; initial simulation results assessing the practicality of jamming and eavesdropping on 3G signals and the responses from first round of research interviews are discussed.

Mariarosaria Taddeo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • An Ethical Framework for Information Warfare
    Protection of Information and the Right to Privacy - A New Equilibrium?, 2014
    Co-Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo
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    In this Chapter I propose an ethical analysis of Information Warfare, the Warfare waged in the cyber domain. The goal is twofold, filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and providing the conceptual grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for Information Warfare. I argue that Just War Theory is a necessary but not sufficient instrument for considering the ethical implications of Information Warfare and that a suitable ethical analysis of this kind of Warfare is developed when Just War Theory is merged with Information Ethics. In the initial part of the chapter, I describe Information Warfare and its main features and highlight the problems that arise when Just War Theory is endorsed as a means of addressing ethical problems engendered by this kind of Warfare. In the final part, I introduce the main aspects of Information Ethics and define three principles for a just Information Warfare resulting from the integration of Just War Theory and Information Ethics.

  • Just Information Warfare
    Topoi-an International Review of Philosophy, 2014
    Co-Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo
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    In this article I propose an ethical analysis of Information Warfare, the Warfare waged in the cyber domain. The goal is twofold: filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and providing the conceptual grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for Information Warfare. I argue that Just War Theory is a necessary but not sufficient instrument for considering the ethical implications of Information Warfare and that a suitable ethical analysis of this kind of Warfare is developed when Just War Theory is merged with Information Ethics. In the initial part of the article, I describe Information Warfare and its main features and highlight the problems that arise when Just War Theory is endorsed as a means of addressing ethical problems engendered by this kind of Warfare. In the final part, I introduce the main aspects of Information Ethics and define three principles for a just Information Warfare resulting from the integration of Just War Theory and Information Ethics.

  • the ethics of Information Warfare
    2014
    Co-Authors: Luciano Floridi, Mariarosaria Taddeo
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    This book offers an overview of the ethical problems posed by Information Warfare, and of the different approaches and methods used to solve them, in order to provide the reader with a better grasp of the ethical conundrums posed by this new form of Warfare. The volume is divided into three parts, each comprising four chapters. The first part focuses on issues pertaining to the concept of Information Warfare and the clarifications that need to be made in order to address its ethical implications. The second part collects contributions focusing on Just War Theory and its application to the case of Information Warfare. The third part adopts alternative approaches to Just War Theory for analysing the ethical implications of this phenomenon. Finally, an afterword by Neelie Kroes - Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner - concludes the volume. Her contribution describes the interests and commitments of the European Digital Agenda with respect to research for the development and deployment of robots in various circumstances, including Warfare.

  • Information Warfare and Just War Theory
    Law Governance and Technology Series, 2014
    Co-Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo
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    This article is devoted to developing an ethical analysis of Information Warfare, the Warfare waged in the cyber domain. It has the twofold goal of filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and of providing the grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for Information Warfare. The article maintains that Just War Theory is a necessary but not sufficient instrument for considering the ethical implications of Information Warfare and argues that a suitable ethical analysis of this kind of Warfare is developed when Just War theory is merged with Information Ethics. The initial part of the article describes Information Warfare and its main features, and highlights the problems that arise when Just War Theory is endorsed as a means of addressing ethical problems engendered by Information Warfare. The final part introduces the main aspects of Information Ethics and defines three principles for a just Information Warfare.

  • Information Warfare: A Philosophical Perspective
    Philosophy & Technology, 2012
    Co-Authors: Mariarosaria Taddeo
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    This paper focuses on Information Warfare—the Warfare characterised by the use of Information and communication technologies. This is a fast growing phenomenon, which poses a number of issues ranging from the military use of such technologies to its political and ethical implications. The paper presents a conceptual analysis of this phenomenon with the goal of investigating its nature. Such an analysis is deemed to be necessary in order to lay the groundwork for future investigations into this topic, addressing the ethical problems engendered by this kind of Warfare. The conceptual analysis is developed in three parts. First, it delineates the relation between Information Warfare and the Information revolution. It then focuses attention on the effects that the diffusion of this phenomenon has on the concepts of war. On the basis of this analysis, a definition of Information Warfare is provided as a phenomenon not necessarily sanguinary and violent, and rather transversal concerning the environment in which it is waged, the way it is waged and the ontological and social status of its agents. The paper concludes by taking into consideration the Just War Theory and the problems arising from its application to the case of Information Warfare.

Winn Schwartau - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • What exactly is Information Warfare? - Part 1
    Network Security, 1997
    Co-Authors: Winn Schwartau
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    This series of articles, based on the author's book Information Warfare, investigates the issues concerning businesses wishing to protect themselves from the very real possibility of Information Warfare. We consider what the problems are and how they can be combatted over the course of the next few issues of the newsletter. This particular article outlines the details of Class 1 Information Warfare.

  • What exactly is Information Warfare? - Part 3
    Network Security, 1997
    Co-Authors: Winn Schwartau
    Abstract:

    This series of articles, based on the author's book, investigates the issues concerning businesses wishing to protect themselves from the very real possibility of Information Warfare. We consider what the problems are and how they can be combatted over the course of the next few issues of the newsletter. In this final part, we consider the risks of Class 3: Global Information Warfare.

  • Information Warfare: Chaos on the Electronic Superhighway
    1994
    Co-Authors: Winn Schwartau
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    From the Publisher: As the National Information Infrastructure grows and evolves into everyman's electronic superhighway, are we opening the doors to an electronic cold war? Or are we on the edge of a brave new precipice overlooking the dawn of the Information revolution? With over 125,000,000 computers inextricably tying our economy together through complex land and satellite-based communications systems, a major portion of our domestic 6 trillion dollar economy depends on their consistent and reliable operation. In a serious and inviting manner, Information Warfare: Chaos on the Electronic Superhighway examines the awesome potential for industrial and international espionage. Through sabotage, theft, data manipulation, and other means, our economy could be crippled beyond anything in recent history. Currently within the banking community it is common practice for banks to use creative accounting to hide millions of dollars lost every year through Information Warfare. In Information Warfare the "digital persona" plays the role of victim and perpetrator. The wrong hands could extract the most personal Information about the "digital you," not the least of which could be medical, financial, business, legal, and criminal documentation. An individual could alter his/her own records to eradicate nefarious histories. Or an individual could alter anyone's electronic documentation for any reason. Information Warfare outlines almost every kind of Informational disaster imaginable leaving the reader to think there may be no way out of the quagmire that is the new Information age. However, author Winn Schwartau details current trends in Information Warfare and inspires the dialogue necessary to establish a National Information Policy, a constitution for Cyberspace and an Electronic Bill of Rights.

Gerald L. Kovacich - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Introduction to Global Information Warfare
    The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide, 2016
    Co-Authors: Gerald L. Kovacich
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    This chapter provides an introduction and discussion of global Information Warfare (IW). As a professional cyber security officer you may not know it as or call it Information Warfare on a global scale, but we certainly are in a cyber war. Furthermore, if you are to protect the government agency or corporate Information, systems, and networks that are your part of the global or national Information infrastructure, you better start thinking and acting as if you were in a war because, like it or not, you are.

  • global Information Warfare how businesses governments and others achieve objectives and attain competitive advantages
    2002
    Co-Authors: Andy Jones, Gerald L. Kovacich, Perry Luzwick
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    Foreword-by Kent Kresa, Chairman and CEO, Northrop Grumman Corporation HOW WE CAME TO WHERE WE ARE-AND BY THE WAY, WHERE ARE WE? Everything You Wanted to Know About Information Warfare, but Were Afraid to Ask Fuel for the InfoWar Fire: The High-Technology Revolution The Global and Nation-State Information Infrastructures: Backbone or Achilles' Heel? Our Changing World, or Is It Really? Business, Government, and Activist Warfare: The More Things Change, The More They Don't THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE USE OF Information Warfare TACTICS BY BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ASSORTED MISCREANTS Information Warfare Tactics-How Can They Do That? It's the COTS, Stupid! It's All About Influence: Information Warfare Tactics by Nation-States Information Warfare: Asian Nation-States Information Warfare: Middle East Nation-States Information Warfare: European Nation-States Information Warfare: Nation-States of the Americas Information Warfare: African and Other Nation-States It's All About Profits: Information Warfare Tactics in Business It's All About Power: Information Warfare Tactics by Terrorists, Activists, and Miscreants Information Warfare DEFENSES: COUNTERMEASURES, COUNTERATTACK, OR BOTH Surviving the Onslaughts: Defenses and Countermeasures Defending Against Information Warfare Attacks Begins with Knowledge Management What's a CEO to Do? Ya Gotta Have A Plan Those Who Do Not Accept Change and Adapt Will Be Consumed By It The Enlightened Will Survive The 21st Century Challenge: Surviving in the New Century APPENDICES Recommended Reading and References Glossary of Terms A Short History of Technology and Its Relationship to Warfare Revolution in Information Affairs: Tactical and Strategic Implications of Information Warfare and Information Operations Afterword About the Authors Index

  • Everything you wanted to know about Information Warfare but were afraid to ask, Part 1 : Information Warfare/cyber-crime
    Information Systems Security, 2002
    Co-Authors: Andy Jones, Gerald L. Kovacich, Perry Luzwick
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    Information Warfare is not limited to governments. This article provides an overall introduction and discussion of global Information Warfare as an economic as well as a political and military practice.