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Information Warfare in the 2013-2014 Ukraine Crisis

Information Warfare in the 2013-2014 Ukraine Crisis
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Author(s): Brett van Niekerk (University of Kwazulu-Natal, Duban, South Africa)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 33
Source title: Cybersecurity Policies and Strategies for Cyberwarfare Prevention
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jean-Loup Richet (University of Nantes, France)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8456-0.ch012

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Abstract

In November 2013 a series of protests in the Ukraine resulted in a change of government, which was followed by a pro-Russian incursion of Crimea in 2014 and an attempted breakaway by Eastern Ukraine. During this crisis information warfare tactics were used extensively, from propaganda and misinformation to cyber-attacks. The chapter discusses these information warfare activities based on reports, social media activity, and secondary data. The time period of interest is up to mid-May 2014, however subsequent major events are considered. An ‘ideal' information warfare campaign and possible future repercussions of the conflict are discussed. The information warfare campaigns are discussed in relation to cyber-strategies. The impact of the cyber-strategies of the two nations involved and lessons learned will be discussed.

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