Information Warfare
Corporate Attack And Defence In A Digital World
By William Hutchinson
Corporate Attack And Defence In A Digital World
By William Hutchinson
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Information Warfare Corporate Attack And Defence In A Digital World By William Hutchinson |
Information professionals who advise their clients using information taken
from the internet, or who train others to search the web, need to become more
aware of the messages in this book.......a good chapter on techniques of deception
shows the way that the authors of information can seek to misinform or deceive
the reader. In the latter part of the book, a useful chapter on legal aspects
of I-War is followed by one looking at the use of the web for political ends.....a
remarkably strong feature of this book is its sheer readibility. The style is
accessibile: the sentences are clear, and as concise as possible given the often
technical nature of the content. Complex ideas are set out using bullet points
rather than long, involved paragraphs. There are clear and appropriate diagrams
and illustrations.
This text introduces the concepts of information warfare from a non-military,
organizational perspective. It is designed to stimulate managers to develop
policies, strategies, and tactics for the aggressive use and defence of their
data and knowledge base. The book covers the full gambit of information warfare
subjects from the direct attack on computer systems to the more subtle psychological
technique of perception management. It provides the framework needed to build
management strategies in this area. The topics covered include the basics of
information warfare, corporate intelligence systems, the use of deception, security
of systems, modes of attack, a methodology to develop defensive measures, plus
specific issues associated with information warfare.
This book will be of interest to executives and managers in any public or private
organization. Specifically, managers or staff in the areas of information technology,
security, knowledge management, public relations, or marketing should find it
directly useful.
Its main purpose is to make readers aware of the new world of information saturation;
thus decreasing the chance that they will become victims of those abusing the
information age, whilst at the same time increasing their chances of benefiting
from the new opportunities produced.
Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface; How to use this book; Introduction; Concepts
in information warfare; Information as an intelligence weapon; Deception; Sources
of threat for IT systems; Attacks and retaliation; Attack and defence; An i-war
risk analysis model; Implications of i-war for information managers; The legal
perspective of i-war; Political activists, freedom fighters, and terrorists
on the web; Perceptual intelligence and i-war; The future; Appendix 1: checklist
for an information attack; Appendix 2: using the viable system model as a framework
for an information attack; Appendix 3: checklist for deception; Appendix 4:
retaliation against information attack: attitudes and practices of information
systems managers; Discussion questions; Useful web sites; Glossary of terms;
Bibliography.
Information Warfare
Corporate Attack And Defence In A Digital World
By William Hutchinson
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