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On Contending with Unruly Neighbors in the Global Village: Viewing Information Systems as Both Weapon and Target

机译:关于与地球村里不守规矩的邻居抗争:将信息系统视为武器和目标

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While information technologies we employ in business, government, and society have dramatically enhanced our ability to conduct commerce, the vulnerabilities of these systems create potential dangers not often fully apprehended. As an example, criminal and terrorist groups have demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of how to adapt organizational forms and information technologies to advance their agendas, regardless of how contemptible these may be. In this article, we consider how these groups may view information technology and systems both as means by which they may more effectively organize themselves and as potential targets as they subvert the underlying societal assumptions regarding the technology itself. Topics such as these have implications for both IS research and practice because the changing nature of warfare means entities that may have until recently been seen as “non-combatant” are no longer viewed as such; any organization’s online resources may be regarded and serviced as legitimate targets. This fact, coupled with the interconnectedness of the global economy, makes it imperative to understand the potential threat—whether this is acted on by criminals, terrorists, or even by hostile nation states—and place greater emphasis on defending vital systems against such attacks.
机译:尽管我们在企业,政府和社会中采用的信息技术极大地增强了我们开展商务活动的能力,但是这些系统的漏洞却带来了潜在危险,而这些危险通常并不被人们完全理解。例如,犯罪集团和恐怖组织对如何适应组织形式和信息技术以推进其议程表现出了深刻的理解,无论它们多么卑鄙。在本文中,我们考虑这些群体如何看待信息技术和系统,既可以作为他们更有效地组织自身的手段,又可以作为潜在目标,因为他们颠覆了有关技术本身的社会基本假设。诸如此类的话题对信息系统的研究和实践都有影响,因为战争性质的不断变化意味着直到最近才被视为“非战斗人员”的实体不再被视为“实体”。任何组织的在线资源都可以视为合法目标并为其提供服务。这一事实,加上全球经济的相互联系,势在必行,要了解潜在的威胁(无论是罪犯,恐怖分子,还是敌对的民族国家采取了这种行动),并更加强调保护重要系统免受此类攻击。

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