The Double Edged Sword: Information Superiority or Information Vulnerability of Joint Vision 2010
Abstract
Joint Vision 2010 emphasizes the criticality of achieving information superiority in future military operations. With the global explosion of information age technology, the United States seeks a strategic and operational advantage through information while simultaneously denying an enemy any advantage. With no peer competitor to challenge the United States, adversarial nations may attempt to leverage the low cost, compared to high advantage, that information warfare has to offer. As the United States becomes increasingly reliant on the rapid flow of information, will the underlying infrastructure and deterrence effort provide sufficient security to ward off potentially devastating information warfare attacks? Operational Risk Management (ORM) is a methodology to identify hazard severity and probability from which to draw reasonable measures to reduce risk. (ORM)techniques can be adopted to assess information warfare (defense) hazards and assist in developing controls to minimize risks. Recommendations highlight the importance of educating personnel in information warfare, incorporating information warfare (defense)in war games, studying information infrastructure issues and applying ORM principles to reduce vulnerabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 13, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA348473
Entities
People
- Nancy L. Tenner
Organizations
- Naval War College