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Information Warfare
Information Warfare refers to the use of information and communication technologies to achieve competitive advantage over an opponent. It involves manipulating or disrupting an adversary's information systems and processes while protecting one's own.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Information Warfare is a strategic conflict paradigm involving the offensive and defensive deployment of information and communication technologies (ICT), cyber operations, psychological operations, and intelligence gathering to gain a decisive advantage, disrupt adversary decision-making, and protect critical information infrastructure, often perpetrated by state or non-state actors.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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- Cyber Warfare
- Psyops
- Psychological Warfare
- Info Ops
- Information Operations
- Netwar
- Cognitive Warfare
USAGE NOTE
It encompasses a broad range of tactics, from cyberattacks and propaganda to psychological operations, often employed in conjunction with conventional military or political strategies.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Information Warfare.
A United States military command focused on cyberspace operations, including defending U.S. networks, conducting offensive cyber operations, and developing strategies and technologies for information warfare.
A major aerospace and defense company that develops advanced cyber solutions, intelligence systems, and command and control technologies crucial for information warfare and national security.
A global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company that provides a wide range of cyber capabilities, secure communications, and intelligence solutions supporting information warfare operations.
A leading management and technology consulting firm that develops and implements advanced cybersecurity, intelligence, and information operations capabilities for government and commercial clients.
A not-for-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers, working on critical national security challenges, including cybersecurity, information operations, and strategic technical solutions.
Specializes in big data analytics platforms used by government agencies for intelligence gathering, counter-terrorism, and strategic decision-making, highly relevant to understanding and executing information warfare campaigns.
A U.S. intelligence agency responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, and for protecting U.S. government communications and information systems from penetration and network warfare.
An agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military, including many projects related to advanced cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and information operations relevant to information warfare.