New Forms Of Warfare:Cyber, UAVs And Emerging Threats

摘要

The age of the information wave or the third wave has turned the world into a global village with extensive and wide digital connectivity. The digital era has not only influenced the manner in which nations are governed but also our day to day lives. As digital networks span over wider areas and touching much diverse groups of people, it leaves such connections vulnerable to attacks by interested parties be it state or non-state actors. Similarly, the state of security of a nation today is greatly influenced by many both military and non-military factors. The need to monitor shifts and changes in these areas remain vital towards sound and timely decision making by the relevant parties. To afford this, the national and military C4ISR systems are highly dependent upon safe and reliable networks to feed critical information. Hence, it would be to the advantage of the aggressor to possess the capability to compromise the integrity of a nation's information network while ensuring dominance in cyberspace. That in a nutshell is the purpose of cyber warfare - both its offensive and defensive parameters.