Information Security and Information Warfare

Author: Xiao Zong
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The book covers a broad range of content with a large information capacity, citing up-to-date references. It is a concise and comprehensive guide on information security and information warfare. This book is suitable for a wide readership who rely on information daily and are concerned about information security, especially commanders and information management personnel in commercial and military arenas. It is also suitable as a reference for students in related fields at universities. Set against the backdrop of the "9·11" incident and the Iraq War, the book explores information security and information warfare from historical, theoretical, technical, educational, legal, managerial, and practical perspectives at the height of national security. The book focuses on intelligence, offense, and defense in information warfare, introducing cyber warfare, electromagnetic warfare, and psychological warfare. It highlights the adjustments, operations, achievements, trends, and new insights in the field of information security in the U.S. It analyzes the characteristics, difficulties, and shortcomings, proposing that information warfare should not be limited to physical attacks and defenses on command and control systems (C4ISR) but should advance to the strategic and psychological levels of intentionally misleading enemy commanders into making erroneous decisions. Following the prevailing trends in the international information security community, the book discusses information security within the broader framework of national security, introducing topics worthy of readers' reference and reflection on information security.