Martti Lehto: Cyber Warfare as a new paradigm

The concept of cyber warfare became extremely popular in 2008-2010, partly superseding the previously used concept of information warfare which was launched in the 1990s. For some, cyber warfare is war which is conducted in the virtual domain. For others, it is the counterpart of conventional ‘kinetic’ warfare.

Cyber warfare, in its present form, can be understood to incorporate both concept of information warfare (IW) and concept of electronic warfare (EW), thereby establishing a modus operandi that complies with network centric warfare. Cyber-thinking hopes to bring the structures of cyberspace, i.e. the critical infrastructure, alongside information that is at the core of the information environment. All vital functions of society are more or less networked. Being ‘networked’ refers to action which is not fixed to any time or place and the management of functions. Network structures, along with information, are gaining in prominence. Yet another significant paradigm shift is the fact that while information warfare is generally perceived to occur during conflicts and war, nowadays cyber threats – in all their different forms – have become a part of everyday life for people and institutions.

The lecture deals with the cyber warfare as a phenomenon and how cyber warfare can serve as the force enhancement in the modern warfare. The lecture consists a presentation and group work.

Rauno Kuusisto: Cyber Strategy Analysis in Societal Context

The lecture and workshop presents fundamental basics and a methodology to analyze strategy text content in societal context. The methodology is quickly tested by students to analyze a collection of various countries cyber related strategies. The results of those analyses are discussed and conclusions of differences and their meaning is finally made.