Guerra cibernética na MB: desafios e perspectivas para a próxima década

Abstract

The control of information has always been part of military operat ions, but technological advances and the situation of the companies fully inte rconnected economically and through the Internet have accused the military commands a new vis ion on the Cyberwarfare, a new emphasis to control or disable enemies with c omputers the purpose of reducing the capacity of reaction of the opponent. The computers networ ks of today are way, target and weapon of war. With the field of digital technology for attack and defense, military forces may act directly trained on computers enemies, changi ng the bits and compromising the information stored within computers or paralyzing the communicat ions networks of data from opponents. This work presents a historical summary of the dang ers of technological evolution of computer systems. It then shows how some states and inte rnational organizations have addressed the issue, especially in the aspect of informati on security. The current situation in bodies of the Brazilian government and the existing legi slation on the subject are also presented. As a result of the work aims to present the c hallenges and prospects for the Brazilian Navy face in coming years in order to prepare f or the new threats of cyberspace.