Selected models of information warfare in cyberspace

In: Security & defence quarterly, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 35-50

Abstract

<i>One form of activity in cyberspace is the information battle. One of the proposed definitions
will define it as a negative co–operation in the sphere of information acquisition, information
distortion and information defense, where each side of the action is subordinated to the
antagonistic side of the other. It leads to the achievement of political objectives and is
aimed at overthrowing the systems of the state responsible for the state of its security. It is
important that this condition is at a high, or at least acceptable, level. To ensure this level,
it is important to define cybersecurity fighting models that are adequate for the threats and
to determine their impact on the level of national security risk in cyberspace. Literature on
the subject contains many models of cyberwarfare information that have been shaped in
recent years. However, there is no assessment of the adequacy of these models for the risks
and risks associated with national security threats. It should be noted that information
security itself, as part of national security, is variable. New threats are emerging and, at
a very high rate and with high activity in cyberspace, they are capable of destabilising the
security of key state administration bodies, military facilities and other important state–
run infrastructures.</i><br><br>
<i>It should be emphasised that existing cyberspace fighting information models are not
universal and cannot be used for any type of threat to national security. They need to find,
organise and evaluate those that would be the most appropriate not only for national security threats but also for geopolitical determinants. Assumptions for the research and its
results are a noticeable increase in the number of cyberattacks, some of which are important
from the point of view of national security – the military system and critical infrastructure
elements of the state.<i><br><br>
<i>The following subject of the research was adopted in the article – models of information
fight, related to threats to national security coming from / to cyberspace. The purpose
of scientific research is to define models of information combat and to determine the
suitability and evaluation of these models for the purpose of evaluating the risks of national
security threats. Identifying the subject and objectives of the research led to a general
research question: <b>What appropriate models of information fight in cyberspace can
be defined and used for the risks of national security threats?</b> The research method
applied theoretical methods (analysis, synthesis, generalisation, abstraction, inference,
analogy and comparison) as well as the empirical method of dialogue and the method of
participant observation.</i>