Ready or Not, U.S. Information Operations

Abstract

Reliance upon information technology has increased significantly over the past few years and continues to rapidly expand across the globe. According to Moore's Law, microprocessor speeds are hypothesized to double every 18 months.1 Increases in processing speed, reduced cost, and greater availability all contribute to the growth in information technology dependence. It would be very difficult for the majority of the world to get through the day without having the ability to turn on a computer and access the Internet. The information age is upon us. The importance of maintaining control of information has increased proportionally with the dependence upon using the systems. The term "information operations" was developed to focus the U. S. military on the importance of information in this new era. Information operations are defined as "actions taken to affect adversary information and information systems while defending one's own information and information systems".2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA441779

Entities

People

  • John M. Mackin

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cyberterrorism
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • International Law
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Strategic Security Studies