Harbin Beşinci Boyutunun Yeni Gereksinimi: Siber İstihbarat
The New Requirement for the Fifth Dimension of the War: Cyber Intelligence

Summary/Abstract: The structure and operational domain of intelligence concept have been evolving continuously in parallel to the change in threat perceptions since it became a discipline more than half a century back. All these developments brought a new approach to the area of war. Indeed, specific intelligence started to dominate the field in comparison to conventional intelligence due to the quick progress in cyber space. Cyber attacks, which usually target the information systems of the governments’ critical departments, are great threat especially for the nations, which are heavily dependent to cyber space. The importance of cyber attacks rise day by day because, most of the time, detecting the source of the attack is a challenging task that might be initiated through a wide spectrum profiles ranging from simple individuals to complex organizations. Moreover, these attacks make a great impact despite their low cost. Furthermore, they are initiated through invisible methods where conventional weapons are not even utilized. Hence, the concept of cyber intelligence looms large against this threat. This paper strives to explain that cyber attacks can be classified as a new type of war, because it threatens national securities and happens in cyber space that does not have any defined borders in international relations. In addition to the above, this study defines cyber intelligence concept and its operational domain as well as it puts forth the methodology for consideration in order to gain the initiative in cyber attacks and to make analysis on the threat.

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