information security http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/ en Information Overmatch: How Information Dominance Will Win Our Nation’s Wars http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/information-overmatch-how-information-dominance-will-win-our-nations-wars <span>Information Overmatch: How Information Dominance Will Win Our Nation’s Wars</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 01/13/2019 - 12:10am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The advent of the Internet and the global interconnection of data has generated a path to oust combat overmatch as ‘the’ game changer. Instead, information dominance will be the characteristic that will win future wars. The organization that has the most relevant, timely, and actionable information will be victorious in battle, even against a combat overmatch force. Instead of seeking combat overmatch in our future investment strategies, we should be seeking a strategy that gives us Information Overmatch.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/information-overmatch-how-information-dominance-will-win-our-nations-wars" rel="tag" title="Information Overmatch: How Information Dominance Will Win Our Nation’s Wars" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Information Overmatch: How Information Dominance Will Win Our Nation’s Wars</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 13 Jan 2019 05:10:47 +0000 SWJED 112931 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Free Wi-Fi & Security: Why It Matters http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/free-wi-fi-security-why-it-matters <span>Free Wi-Fi &amp; Security: Why It Matters</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sat, 04/08/2017 - 3:37pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> The risks of Wi-Fi hotspots are compounded when users do not understand how Wi-Fi networks work, and thus do not comprehend the risks associated with connecting to a free hotspot.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/free-wi-fi-security-why-it-matters" rel="tag" title="Free Wi-Fi &amp; Security: Why It Matters" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Free Wi-Fi &amp; Security: Why It Matters</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/free-wi-fi-security-why-it-matters#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">3 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/675/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1674707494" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 08 Apr 2017 19:37:36 +0000 SWJED 66401 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Spear Phishing: Dangers & Need for Education http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/spear-phishing-dangers-need-education <span>Spear Phishing: Dangers &amp; Need for Education</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 02/05/2017 - 2:01pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> The dangers of spear phishing and why it is the most important topic on which an organizational cybersecurity education program should focus.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/spear-phishing-dangers-need-education" rel="tag" title="Spear Phishing: Dangers &amp; Need for Education" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Spear Phishing: Dangers &amp; Need for Education</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/spear-phishing-dangers-need-education#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">4 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/675/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1669218683" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:01:34 +0000 SWJED 62068 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Bandwidth Cascades: Escalation and Pathogen Models for Cyber Conflict Diffusion http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/bandwidth-cascades-escalation-and-pathogen-models-for-cyber-conflict-diffusion <span>Bandwidth Cascades: Escalation and Pathogen Models for Cyber Conflict Diffusion</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Wed, 06/19/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Conventional and cyber conflict diffusion diverge on two points:  third-party intervention (<em>escalation</em>) and collateral damage (<em>pathogen</em>).  The findings raise questions regarding state neutrality, non-state actors, and authenticating attackers.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/bandwidth-cascades-escalation-and-pathogen-models-for-cyber-conflict-diffusion" rel="tag" title="Bandwidth Cascades: Escalation and Pathogen Models for Cyber Conflict Diffusion" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Bandwidth Cascades: Escalation and Pathogen Models for Cyber Conflict Diffusion</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14141 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com The Case for Cyber http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-case-for-cyber <span>The Case for Cyber</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Thu, 09/13/2012 - 5:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Cyber warfare isn’t hype; it’s real.  </p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/the-case-for-cyber" rel="tag" title="The Case for Cyber" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Case for Cyber</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/the-case-for-cyber#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">7 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/675/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1348104732" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13223 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com