Abstract:
Global communication systems allowing virtually unlimited information dissemination have enabled novel ways
to affect companies and organizations. Compared to network-level threats, such as Denial-of-Service attacks or
break-ins into corporate computer systems, information-level online activities and their threat potential are little
understood In this paper, we look at what can be learned from research on network-level attacks and we discuss
first steps towards a better understanding of information-level activities. In particular, we discuss criteria that
can be used to analyze information-level activities by example of some actual incidents reported in the literature.
