An Interdisciplinary Look at Security Challenges in the Information Age

dc.creator	Lior Tabansky
dc.creator	Isaac Ben-Israel
dc.date	2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:22Z
dc.identifier	2307-793X
dc.identifier	2307-8634
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/4cf4f644ec1a464794c20ca12b512678
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8938
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/4cf4f644ec1a464794c20ca12b512678
dc.description	Much of the driving force behind computer development has been derived from military applications. Following new possibilities, thinking about the effect of technological change on defense issues has also progressed. In addition, the information age, which continues to develop rapidly, along with advances in computer communications and the penetration of computers into every area of life, has given rise to cyberspace. These developments challenge existing perceptions and force reconsideration of basic concepts. Developments in electronics and computers since World War II have affected a broad range of ﬁelds and created the “information age.” This article focuses on interrelationships among information technology, the information age, and security. More speciﬁcally, it aims to contribute to a discussion of the national security issues stemming from the development of information technology. A basic theoretical understanding of the information age is essential in order to consider cyber security issues. This article relies on ideas by philosopher Karl Popper, futurists Alvin and Heidi Tofﬂer, and economist Paul Romer to illuminate the characteristics of the information age and to clarify the issues that emerge when technological development interfaces with national security. It analyzes the current characteristics of cyberspace, and discusses the implications for national security questions. It then reviews the ﬁeld known as information warfare and focuses on the totally new phenomenon of computer warfare in cyberspace. The article then reviews cyber weapons and methods of warfare, discusses defense, attack, and deterrence, and presents key issues in the cyber defense realm. It appears that in order to maintain security and peace, a multidisciplinary assessment of the new issues and challenges is required.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute for National Security Studies
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dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-793X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-8634
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Military and Strategic Affairs, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 21-37 (2011)
dc.subject	theory
dc.subject	Alvin Toffler
dc.subject	Heidi Toffler
dc.subject	Third Wave warfare
dc.subject	Karl Popper
dc.subject	Paul Popper
dc.subject	Paul Romer
dc.subject	warfare
dc.subject	conventional warfare
dc.subject	information warfare
dc.subject	cyberspace
dc.subject	computer
dc.subject	traditional attack
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	An Interdisciplinary Look at Security Challenges in the Information Age
dc.type	Article