Cyberwar as Anti-War: The Keystroke is Mightier than the Sword

Abstract

This report relates examples of wars in the past as wars to that utilize the power of information. Cyberwar is another powerful type of war that can be described as "actions taken during times of crisis or conflict (including war) to affect adversary information and information systems while defending one's own information and information systems." Computer network attack is a derivative of the commercial sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1998
Accession Number
ADA399582

Entities

People

  • John B. Mays

Organizations

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Information Operations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • National Security
  • Networks
  • New York
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.