Editorial

Welcome to the first issue of JIW for 2010 and the 25^th issue overall.   Professor Bill Hutchinson formally retired in January 2010, and without his tireless efforts the journal would not have established itself as such a strong contributor to the research field that we broadly refer to as Information Warfare.  In his place, the Journal now boasts a team of three academics (Professor Matthew Warren, Professor Craig Valli, and Dr Leigh Armistead) who will directly guide me into producing future issues of JIW.

This issue has five papers.  The first paper by Ruighaver examines the need for a different approach to information security by including the key elements of agility and innovation so that a ubiquitous approach to security might be both realistic and useful.   The second paper by Chamberlain observes some emerging factors in social networking by looking at disinformation that is both deliberately and accidentally generated by Twitter.  The third paper by Flaherty describes the relationship between “Command, Influence, and Information” and applies the use of 3D tactics to achieve operational supremacy and higher quality battle coordination.  Davis’ work on information security initiatives considers the need to understand how we engage the senses through perception management and the use of global music culture.  Finally Ahmad looks at various tactics used in asymmetrical warfare that occur in both physical and digital environments.

David Cook (Coordinating Editor)
April, 2010
d.cook@ecu.edu.au

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 About the Authors

Atif Ahmad an information security researcher, lecturer and independent security consultant based at the Department of Information Systems, University of Melbourne. His research interests are in asymmetric warfare and information security risk assessments especially where knowledge artifacts are concerned. In previous years Atif has worked as a consultant for Pinkerton and WorleyParsons where he applied his expertise to Internet corporations and critical infrastructure installations.

Chris Flaherty is a senior risk consultant at Greymans Limited. He currently specializes in the area of Mass Gathering Vulnerability analysis in the United Kingdom, as well as advising on risk analysis projects for building facilities. His work covers a broad spectrum of risk–related endeavours including resilience, counter-terrorism, critical infrastructure protection, 3D tactics, fragmentation and vulnerability analysis. Chris has a PhD in Economic Relations from the University of Melbourne.

Don Davis is Chief Information Consultant and Founder of Olive Informatics: a small, U.S.-based business which focuses on a range of issues involving human relations and information technology.  He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.  He also holds an M.S. in Human-Computer Security from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.  His work and research in the area of human-computer security has taken him throughout the globe.

Paul Chamberlain is an information security specialist working for Australia’s Department of Defence. Currently Mr. Chamberlain is assigned as an exchange officer to Canada to support Computer Network Defence operations. Mr. Chamberlain holds two degrees from Murdoch University and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree at Edith Cowan University.

Tobias Ruighaver  is an Honorary Fellow at both Deakin University and the University of Melbourne and maintains a website on security governance at www.securitygovernance.net.  Dr. Ruighaver’s current research in security governance and strategy development is informed by his supervision of over 30 in depth case studies in information security culture.