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1 Information Weapon: Concepts, Means, Methods …
– Human-machine interaction information technologies, providing effective decision support;
– New information technology tools to improve the efficiency of human activities
(military men);
– Information technologies for the interaction of WME groups and robots;
– Information technologies for managing semi-autonomous weapon systems
(arms), effectively functioning in the conditions of large-scale use of electronic
warfare (EW) by the enemy.
For these reasons, in the majority of cases, it is impossible for non-specialists to
find the specific technical solutions of these information systems and their individual
components using science and technology open data sources.
1.2.2 Types of Information Attacks
Thus, there are two main ways to influence the adversary’s information functions—
indirectly or directly. Let us cite an example to illustrate the difference between
them. For instance, our goal is to make our enemy think that the aviation regiment
is located somewhere it is not. Let us act based on this information in such a way
that it is beneficial to us. An indirect information attack is implemented as follows:
using engineering means, we can build airplane mockups and false airfield facilities
and imitate the corresponding military activities. We rely on the fact that the enemy
will observe the false airfield and consider it real. In our opinion, only in this case
our enemy will possess the information that we intend him to. Direct information
attack: if we create information about a false air regiment in the enemy’s information
repository, the result will be exactly the same. However, the means of obtaining this
result will differ dramatically.
Another example of a direct information attack could be a change in the enemy’s
database with regard to the existing lines of communication in operational activity
(entering false information on the destruction of bridges) to isolate enemy units from
one another. The same can be achieved by bombing bridges. In both cases, the
enemy analysts will make the same decision based on the information they have, i.e.,
to transfer the troops using a different line of communication.
1.2.3 Means of Information Warfare
Rapid development of electronic technology and its ever deeper penetration into all
spheres of life, including state and military administration, have led to the emergence
of a fundamentally new type of confrontation of states—information warfare.
1 Information Weapon: Concepts, Means, Methods …
– Human-machine interaction information technologies, providing effective decision support;
– New information technology tools to improve the efficiency of human activities
(military men);
– Information technologies for the interaction of WME groups and robots;
– Information technologies for managing semi-autonomous weapon systems
(arms), effectively functioning in the conditions of large-scale use of electronic
warfare (EW) by the enemy.
For these reasons, in the majority of cases, it is impossible for non-specialists to
find the specific technical solutions of these information systems and their individual
components using science and technology open data sources.
1.2.2 Types of Information Attacks
Thus, there are two main ways to influence the adversary’s information functions—
indirectly or directly. Let us cite an example to illustrate the difference between
them. For instance, our goal is to make our enemy think that the aviation regiment
is located somewhere it is not. Let us act based on this information in such a way
that it is beneficial to us. An indirect information attack is implemented as follows:
using engineering means, we can build airplane mockups and false airfield facilities
and imitate the corresponding military activities. We rely on the fact that the enemy
will observe the false airfield and consider it real. In our opinion, only in this case
our enemy will possess the information that we intend him to. Direct information
attack: if we create information about a false air regiment in the enemy’s information
repository, the result will be exactly the same. However, the means of obtaining this
result will differ dramatically.
Another example of a direct information attack could be a change in the enemy’s
database with regard to the existing lines of communication in operational activity
(entering false information on the destruction of bridges) to isolate enemy units from
one another. The same can be achieved by bombing bridges. In both cases, the
enemy analysts will make the same decision based on the information they have, i.e.,
to transfer the troops using a different line of communication.
1.2.3 Means of Information Warfare
Rapid development of electronic technology and its ever deeper penetration into all
spheres of life, including state and military administration, have led to the emergence
of a fundamentally new type of confrontation of states—information warfare.