Includes bibliographical references (page 209-250).
Contents:
Influence campaigns -- Why is analog history important to the digital present? -- General introduction to deception -- Cyber power in Russia -- Reflexive control : raison d'être -- A theoretical model of reflexive control -- Deception prerequisites -- Reflexive control and deception -- Russian doctrinal perspectives on cyber power and information threats -- Military documents -- Cyber relation to information superiority -- Reflexive control -- Reflexive control : cyber-related examples -- Cyber-attacks and information operations related to the Crimea and East Ukraine campaign -- Military decision-making -- Observations -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"In sharp contrast to its Utopian heyday, cyberspace is now a hotly contested domain in which nations, corporations, and individuals leverage information for strategic gain. Recent revelations about Russia's cyber disinformation campaigns underscore today's great challenges. In 'Unmasking Maskirovka,' Daniel Bagge provides an in-depth and up-to-date examination of the importance of cyberspace operations, why such activities are so often successful, and how influence operations span the spectrum of conventional and digital statecraft"--Back cover.
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