Shannon, Hypergames and Information Warfare

Kopp C., “Shannon, Hypergames and Information Warfare”, in W Hutchinson (ed), Proceedings of the 4th Australian Information Warfare & Security Conference 2002 (IWAR 2002). Perth WA Australia, 28 - 29 November 2002, Edith Cowan University, Churchlands WA Australia, ISBN: 07298-0524-7

Abstract

Shannon’s Information Theory provides a robust and quantifiable model for explaining the fundamental paradigm of Information Warfare. This paper reviews the four canonical strategies of Information Warfare, in the context of Shannon’s models and further extends these models into the domain of hypergame theory.