Information warfare : separating hype from reality / edited by Leigh Armistead.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armistead, Leigh, 1962-

Series:

Issues in twenty-first century warfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information warfare.

Physical Description:

vi, 189 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2007]

Summary:

In this book, E. Leigh Armistead's second edited volume on warfare in the Information Age, the authors explore the hype over possibilities versus actuality in their analysis of Information Operations (IO) today. First, leaders must better understand the informational element of national power, and second, their sole focus on technology must expand to include IO's physical interconnectivity, content, and cognitive dimensions. Finally the authors urge the United States to use its enormous IO advantage to deal with complex national security issues beyond the Department of Defense-for example, to sway global opinion and influence other populations. Armistead and his colleagues set aside the hype and conjecture concerning IO, showing that its real potential is more powerful and comprehensive than currently appreciated. Information Warfare will be an indispensable guide and reference work for professionals and students in the fields of national security.

Contents:

Introduction : "Brother, can you spare me a DIME?" / Dan Kuehl

Information operations : the policy and organizational evolution / Dan Kuehl, Leigh Armistead

Perception management : IO's stepchild / Pascale Combelles Siegel

Information operations in the global war on terror : lessons learned from operations in Afghanistan and Iraq / Zachary P. Hubbard

Cyberterrorism : hype and reality / Maura Conway

Information operations education : lessons learned from information assurance / Corey Schou, Dan Kuehl, Leigh Armistead

Information operations and the average citizen / David Wolfe

A tale of two cities : approaches to counterterrorism and critical infrastructure protection in Washington, D.C. and Canberra / Jeffrey Malone, Leigh Armistead

Speaking out of both sides of your mouth : approaches to perception management in Washington, D.C. and Canberra / Jeffrey Malone, Leigh Armistead

Conclusion / Leigh Armistead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-181) and index.

ISBN:

1597970573

9781597970570

1597970581

9781597970587

OCLC:

71126747