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Components of defence strategies in society’s information environment : a case study based on the grounded theory (2020)
Mustonen-Ollila, E. B., Lehto, M., & Heikkonen, J. (2020). Components of defence strategies in society’s information environment : a case study based on the grounded theory. Security and Defence Quarterly, 28(1), 19-43. https://doi.org/10.35467/sdq/118186
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Mustonen-Ollila, Erja Birgitta; Lehto, Martti; Heikkonen, Jukka
Lehti tai sarja: Security and Defence Quarterly
ISSN: 2300-8741
eISSN: 2544-994X
Julkaisuvuosi: 2020
Volyymi: 28
Lehden numero: 1
Artikkelin sivunumerot: 19-43
Kustantaja: War Studies University
Julkaisumaa: Puola
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35467/sdq/118186
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/71011
Tiivistelmä
The goal of this study is to explore the components of defence strategies faced by society in its information environment, and how these strategies are inter-related.
Methods:
This qualitative in-depth case study applied past research and empirical evidence to identify the components of defence strategies in a society’s information environment. The collected data were analysed using the Grounded Theory approach and a conceptual framework with the components of defence strategies and the relationships between these components being developed using the Grounded Theory.
Results:
This study shows that the goal of politically and militarily hostile actors is to weaken society’s information environment, and that their operations are coordinated and carried out over a long time period. The data validate past studies and reveal relationships between the components of defence strategies. These relationships increase the confidence in the validity of these components and their relationships, and expand the emerging theory.
Conclusions:
First, the data and findings showed 16 inter-connected components of defence strategies. Second, they showed that the political, military, societal, power, and personal goals of the hostile actors carrying out cyber operations and cyber attacks are to weaken society’s information environment. Third, they revealed that cyber operations and cyber attacks against networks, information and infrastructures are coordinated operations, carried out over a long time period. Finally, it was revealed that the actors defending society’s information environment must rapidly change their own components of defence strategies and use the newest tools and methods for these components in networks, infrastructures and social media.
YSO-asiasanat: informaatiosodankäynti; kybersodankäynti; puolustuspolitiikka; sotilasstrategia; grounded theory
Vapaat asiasanat: society; grounded theory; information environment; component; defence
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2020
JUFO-taso: 1
