SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling

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Contact UsInformation warfare is generally understood as 'actions taken to affect adversary information and information systems while defending one's own information and information systems.'2 In this paper a theory is introduced that China is currently executing a patient and deceptive form of information warfare that redefines the boundaries of Western definitions of the concept. China's efforts are designed to advance its economic state maintain its national unity significantly improve its technological and military capabilities and increase its regional and global influence -- all with minimal or no fighting and without alarming the West. This theory is supported by diverse sources that relate directly to China's grand strategy and strategic heritage.