why will Information Warfare be fought
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Why will information warfare be foughtHIs it a foregone1 conclusionHA necessary component of our futureHThe answers are timely and unique to the Information Age and the promise of a National Information Infrastructure. We will see that Information Wars are inevitable for many reasonsCgiven our place in historyF
@@lD The incredibly rapid proliferation2 of high-qualityChigh- performance electronic information systems have created the Global Network--Cyberspace--thus redefining how we conduct business. Not only did business and government buy into technology, but tens of millions of individuals wereCwithin less than a decadeC suddenly empowered with tools and capabilities previously limited to a select few. The comparatively simple technology required for Information Warfare is universally availableDTechnological anarchy3 is the resultD
@@The Global Network is a historically unprecedented high-way system that defies4 nationalism and bordersDIt places the keys to the kingdom, to our wealth and our digital identity, within equal reach of everyone with a computerD
@@2D While we as a planet withdraw from a bipolar militaristic5 stand off, we unexpectedly find ourselves joined by dozens of new nation-states filled with unique nation-state historiesCeach competing for its own identity. That every newly created nation- state will adapt. There are other alternativesCand not all of them are compatibleDThe rules of the competition for global economic and political influence aren't the same for everyoneD
@@3D Only twenty-five percent of the planet can be considered developedC leaving several billion inhabitants in the unenviable position of being the Have Nots6DWith the Global Network pouring avalanches7 of Information in the forms of textCsoundC and especially visual images, across the borders to the Have Nots, the Have Nots very quickly want to become HavesDWhen there's nothing to loseCthere's nothing to fearD
@@4D Greed is in no short supplyCand few individualsCbusinessesCor countries are exempt8. Business and governments constantly jockey for9 advantage over each otherCoften relying on less-than-legal techniques to gain an edge10DWith the Global Network in placeCand the proliferation of technology for everyone, greed has found its way into the fingertips of people who might otherwise never commit a crime. Greed operates at all levelsCand due to the vulnerability of most information systemsC provides ample11 opportunity to exploit their weaknesses for stupendous12 profitsDInformation Warfare offers tremendous financial gain to the winner and devastation to the loserD
@@5D The effects of Information Warfare are unique in the annals13 of conflictDInfoWars can be fought by remote controlCthe ringleaders comfortably invisible behind a keyboard ten thousand miles away. No longer is it necessary to intrude physically upon the Intended victim's turf14. The Global Network offers a million points of entryD
@@The computer terrorist can inflict indiscriminate damage on millions of people with a single keystrokeCsowing fearCsuspicionCand doubtDInformation Warfare is a low-budget, high-tech vehicle for mass destruction...