Securing information infrastructure from information warfare
Abstract
The growing dependence on the Internet and related technologies has led to the creation of a new type of warfare, “information warfare” (infowar) which is based on attacking and infiltrating opposing information infrastructures. The chances of information infrastructures being subjected to attacks have increased correlatively with the growth of networked, multinational organizations and e‐commerce. Although challenging, it is becoming extremely important to protect and safeguard information infrastructures from any attack. Info‐war is definitely a concern for most nations due to increased susceptibility of information systems to perpetrators. Many nations have confirmed that their information systems have already been successfully penetrated, introducing a unique and potentially devastating twenty‐first century threat. Discusses the types of info war attacks, proposes a framework for identifying various zones where the info war attack could create damage to information infrastructures, and suggests some mechanisms to safeguard against the info war attacks.
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Citation
Sharma, S.K. and Gupta, J.N.D. (2002), "Securing information infrastructure from information warfare", Logistics Information Management, Vol. 15 No. 5/6, pp. 414-422. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050210447118
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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