Information Warfare

Catalog description

This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of information warfare. It will build from a strategic understanding of warfare as reflected in the information realm. It will discuss bother theoretical and practical aspects of dealing with information warfare. Included will be a discussion of how Information Warfare differs from cybercrime, cyberterrorism and other forms of online conflict. Information terrorism, cyberspace law and law enforcement, information warfare and the military, intelligence in the information age; IW policy, ethical issues, social issues, and political effects; high-level analysis of information warfare threats, like cyberterrorism, espionage, internet fraud, psyops, biometrics, intelligence activities, offensive and defensive tactics, Network Centric Warfare, information technology as a tool of warfare are also included. Prerequisite(s): ITS 300.