Information warfare and mimicking operations

Centre for Land Warfare Issue Brief, 2018

Information Warfare, uses elements of information and technology to disrupt thought processes and paralyze an adversary with non- kinetic mean, violating sovereignty and achieving objectives without using conventional forces. We need to defend against such warfare and develop capability to strike back in similar coin. The conceptual construct of National Security itself has undergone a transformation in the digital era, hence there is a need to redefine the concept of National Security and review security systems in the era of Information Warfare. Information Security has to include both defensive and offensive capabilities in the Information Domain and including IW as an essential part of National Security is the first step towards waging the war in infospace

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2010

Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management Abstract: This paper outlines Information Warfare as perceived by Western militaries. It maps out and defines Information Warfare as a multi-faceted strategy that relies on coherent and synchronized application of virtual and physical actions to achieve an objective. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of how all types of information need to be managed with regard to military force. Information Warfare -Doing Battle in the 21st Century

The Journal of Strategic Studies, 2006

The RUSI Journal, 2015

While Western militaries recognise the logic and necessity of 'irregular warfare' in their military operations, the manifold aspects of irregular fighting have yet to be mastered fully. Information warfare, for example, appears to be a tool more capably employed by Russia, to the detriment of NATO.Rod Thornton explains how and why Russia has 'won' in Crimea by affording subversive information campaigns primacy in its military operations. Acknowledging the twofold constraints of international law and coordination that face Western governments seeking to play the same game, Thornton nonetheless expounds how the West might better pursue asymmetry in the security realm.

Study of recorded history shows that Information Warfare (IW) has been employed by opposing nations in some form or the other. The use or inability to use IW has at times determined the success or failure in a particular operation. In this paper, a large number of past and ongoing conflicts have been studied to identify application of IW. The study shows that IW will emerge as the dominant factor in future conflicts. It can support overall government strategy, policy during peacetime, crisis, conflict and post conflict.

Future Wars (futurewars.rspanwar.net), 2020

The primary focus of this four-part series is to suggest Information Warfare for the Indian Armed Forces which are effective enough to match up to the challenges of 21st Century warfare. This analysis takes cognizance of the fact that there is deep resistance to change within any military hierarchy, despite the radical changes taking place in modern warfare concepts. Therefore, a transformational – as opposed to a (preferred) revolutionary – approach is adopted towards achieving the desired capabilities. In this first part, an attempt is made to dwell upon and clarify the terminologies, concepts and doctrines which are taken as the basis for proposing effective and viable IW structures for the Indian Armed Forces.

This Article is nothing but an exercise in boldness…It touches upon modern Information Warfare Operations, which are now taking place entirely in Cyberspace, with the following -twofold -purpose. First, to offer a brief as well as accurate inroad into their very individual characteristics and the actual threat they represent to international peace and security. Second, to emphasize in the most practical terms possible the need for the creation of a "jus novum", specifically tailored to regulate this newly emerged and constantly growing threat.

International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, 2016

Socio-technical forecasts that materialized are of particular interest, as they are based on basic principles that must hold true for a long time, and thus worthy of special attention. The exploitation of the Internet as a vehicle for psychological and physical battle has been anticipated ever since the Internet became a world-wide phenomenon. Its potential for abuse by terrorist groups motivated Valeri & Knights to compile a list of key predictions, without the benefit of the hindsight afforded by the post-millennial terrorist attacks on the USA & Europe, and before social media was conceived. This paper evaluates some of their predictions in light of the massive social media and network attacks that occurred in Israel and Syria. Additionally, the paper examines how attacked governments and nations respond. The authors find that some of the key predictions advanced by Valeri and Knights have proven accurate. Offensive information warfare attacks have and will continue to influence ...

Future Wars (futurewars.rspanwar.net), 2020

The first article of this four part series dwelt upon and clarified the terminologies, concepts and doctrines which would underpin the evolution of effective and viable IW structures for any armed forces. In this second article, the areas of convergence as well as differences amongst CO, EW and Psy W components of IW are first brought out. Thereafter, some considerations which determine the manner in which these capabilities are operationally deployed in an integrated manner are discussed.