“Information Troops” - A Russian Cyber Command?

摘要

Appraisals of Russian military performance during the armed conflict with Georgia in August 2008 noted, among other deficiencies, poor performance in Information Warfare (IW). This led to calls in informed commentary for the creation of dedicated “Information Troops” within the Russian armed forces, whose duties would include what we would define as cyber operations. This stemmed from a perception in parts of the Russian Armed Forces that the “information war” against Georgia had been lost.