Information Operations

Abstract

While there is currently no official U.S. government (USG)definition of information warfare (IW), practitioners typically conceptualize it as a strategy for the use and management of information to pursue a competitive advantage, including both offensive and defensive operations. Strategy can be defined as the process of planning to achieve objectives and goals in the national interest. Operations link strategic objectives with tactics, techniques, and procedures. For IW strategy, that link is information operations (IO).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 2022
Accession Number
AD1187827

Entities

People

  • Catherine A. Theohary

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Disinformation
  • Disinformation Operations
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Internet
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Propaganda
  • Psychological Operations
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.