The Cyber world and real world used to be two separate worlds that rarely collided. However today the intersections between both worlds are getting bigger and the actions in the cyber world are affecting the real world.

Cyber warfare is defined as the use and management of information in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an opponent (business or military). The objective of the attacks are to derive tactical information, spreading propaganda, undermining and weakening the opposing force. These attacks may have government support as well as the involvement of foreign governments, the usage of various types of DDoS, cyber zombies, cyber mules and the defacement of websites, attacks may originate from around the world with the use of cyber mules.  

Countries at war are now employing cyber attacks as weapons that weaken the economy, defense or communication of enemy nations. Simultaneously, cyber criminals are working together to disseminate information and means for hackers to hack into systems and launch attacks. While there is immense cooperation between criminals, organizations and governments lack coordination or cooperation in overcoming cyber crime and terrorism. There is a need for international cooperation and joint exercise between countries to combat these attacks. Most importantly more awareness on cyber warfare must be done.

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About The Speaker

Dr Lech Janczewski has over thirty five years experience in information technology. He was the managing director of the largest IBM installation in Poland and project manager of the first computing centre in the Niger State of Nigeria. He is Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, Department of Information Science and Operations Management.

His area of research includes management of IS resources with the special emphasis on data security. Dr Janczewski wrote above 300 publications presented in scientific journals, conference proceedings and books. He is the chairperson of the New Zealand Information Security Forum, secretary of the IFIP TC-11 Committee (information security) and the Fellow of the New Zealand Computer Society.

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