Cyberwar and Information Warfare

Integrating empirical, conceptual, and theoretical approaches, this book presents the thinking of researchers and experts in the fields of cybersecurity, cyberdefense, and information warfare. The aim of this book is to analyze the processes of information warfare and cyberwarfare through the historical, operational and strategic perspectives of cyberattacks. Cyberwar and Information Warfare is of extreme use to experts in security studies and intelligence studies, defense universities, ministries of defense and security, and anyone studying political sciences, international relations, geopolitics, information technologies, etc.

Integrating empirical, conceptual, and theoretical approaches, thisbook presents the thinking of researchers and experts in the fieldsof cybersecurity, cyberdefense, and information warfare.The aim of this book is to analyze the processes of informationwarfare and cyberwarfare through the historical, operational andstrategic perspectives of cyberattacks.Cyberwar and Information Warfare is of extreme use to experts insecurity studies and intelligence studies, defense universitiesministries of defense and security, and anyone studying politicalsciences, international relations, geopolitics, informationtechnologies, etc.

Introduction ixDaniel VENTREList of Acronyms xviiChapter 1. Cyberwar and its Borders 1François-Bernard HUYGHE1.1. The seduction of cyberwar 21.2. Desirable, vulnerable and frightening information 41.3. Conflict and its dimensions 61.4. The Helm and space 81.5. Between knowledge and violence 111.6. Space, distance and paths 131.7. The permanency of war 161.8. No war without borders 221.9. The enemy and the sovereign 251.10. Strengths and weaknesses 271.11. Bibliography 29Chapter 2. War of Meaning, Cyberwar and Democracies31François CHAUVANCY2.1. Introduction 312.2. Informational environment, a new operating space forstrategy 342.3. Influence strategy: defeating and limiting armed forcephysical involvement 592.4. Conclusion 782.5. Bibliography 79Chapter 3. Intelligence, the First Defense? InformationWarfare and Strategic Surprise 83Joseph HENROTIN3.1. Information warfare, information and war 853.2. Intelligence and strategic surprise 903.3. Strategic surprise and information warfare 983.4. Concluding remarks: surprise in strategic studies 1063.5. Bibliography 109Chapter 4. Cyberconflict: Stakes of Power 113Daniel VENTRE4.1. Stakes of power 1134.2. The Stuxnet affair 2304.3. Bibliography 240Chapter 5. Operational Aspects of a Cyberattack:Intelligence, Planning and Conduct 245Eric FILIOL5.1. Introduction 2455.2. Towards a broader concept of cyberwar 2475.3. Concept of critical infrastructure 2535.4. Different phases of a cyberattack 2605.5. A few "elementary building blocks" 2685.6. Example scenario 2735.7. Conclusion 2815.8. Bibliography 282Chapter 6. Riots in Xinjiang and Chinese Information Warfare285Daniel VENTRE6.1. Xinjiang region: an explosive context 2876.2. Riots, July 2009 2916.3. Impacts on Chinese cyberspace: hacktivism and site defacing3036.4. Managing the "cyberspace" risk by the Chineseauthorities 3396.5. Chinese information warfare through the Xinjiang crisis3546.6. Conclusion 3616.7. Bibliography 364Chapter 7. Special Territories 367Daniel VENTRE7.1. Hong Kong: intermediate zone 3677.2. North Korea: unknown figure of asymmetrical threat 3797.3. Bibliography 393Conclusion 395Daniel VENTREList of Authors 401Index 403