The Invisible War: Cyberwarfare as a New Paradigm of Conflict
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Strategic Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography Command, Control, Communications, Cloud & Edge
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What this report covers
Technologies: Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography, Command, Control, Communications, Cloud & Edge. A sourced, structured 5-page analysis for European defence and dual-use decision-makers, from the DFM research desk and built on official and primary sources.
About this report
Digital warfare represents a profound transformation in the way armed conflict is conceived and conducted. It is not simply the extension of information technologies to military purposes, but a structural shift that redefines the very nature of war.
Cyberwarfare is the use of digital tools to attack information systems, critical infrastructures, and communication networks with the aim of weakening or paralyzing an adversary. Victory or defeat is no longer determined solely on physical battlefields but increasingly by the ability to strike invisibly at servers, databases, and networks that sustain the economic, political, and military life of a society.
Key questions this report answers
- How does cyberwarfare represent a structural shift rather than a mere extension of IT to military purposes?
- What targets—servers, databases, and communication networks—define the battleground of digital conflict?
- Why is victory increasingly determined by the ability to strike invisibly rather than on physical battlefields?
- How does cyberwarfare threaten the economic, political, and military life that sustains a society?
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