Hybrid Threats

Digital Technologies and Security: Towards a Recomposition of the Strategic Field of Information Warfare?

Abstract:

Digital technologies are often described as transforming security and war, yet their strategic effects remain contested. This article argues that cyber capabilities and related digital infrastructures are better understood as recomposing the strategic field rather than inaugurating a discrete Revolution in Military Affairs. Drawing on large-N datasets of interstate cyber incidents, illustrative case studies, and policy and doctrinal documents, it traces how digital tools reshape instruments of coercion, diversify relevant actors beyond states, and blur domestic and external spaces of security. The analysis highlights governance dilemmas for deterrence, alliance coordination, and the regulation of platform power.

Published In

Volume 25, Issue 2

Written By

Tewfik Hamel

Hybrid Cyber Threats: Lithuanian Context

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This academic paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of hybrid cyber threats within the Lithuanian context, focusing on the examination of national strategies formulated to address and mitigate these complex challenges. Hybrid cyber threats, characterized by the amalgamation of traditional cyber methods with elements of disinformation, psychological warfare, and geopolitical manipulation present unique challenges to national security. This study explores how Lithuania’s national strategies have evolved to counteract these multifaceted threats, offering insights into the effectiveness of current approaches, and identifying potential areas for improvement.

The research employs a comparative analysis of Lithuania’s historical and contemporary national cybersecurity strategies, examining their alignment with the evolving nature of hybrid cyber threats. By evaluating the integration of cybersecurity measures with broader national security policies, the study aims to uncover the strengths and weaknesses in Lithuania’s preparedness and response mechanisms.

Published In

Volume 23, Issue 1

The Developmental History of the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS)

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This article describes how to develop, adapt, and manage an independent think tank approaching new cross-sectoral forms of national security threats within a government stove-piped system. The Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish Defence University was in a European context a unique hybrid entity that combined academic research with policy relevant recommendations and trusted second opinions to Cabinet departments and agencies. This article explores how to bend stovepipes within a Swedish context in the areas of Counter Terrorism, Intel-ligence Studies, Cyber Security, and Influence Operations.

Published In

Volume 20, Issue 4

Written By

Lars Nicander

Journal of Information Warfare

The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.

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