The Orientation step of the OODA loop and Information Warfare

L. Brumley, C. Kopp, and K. B. Korb, “The Orientation step of the OODA loop and Information Warfare,” in Proceedings of the 7th Australian Information Warfare & Security Conference 2006, C. Vailli and A. Woodward, Eds. Perth, Australia: School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, 2006, pp. 18–25. Abstract This paper develops a theoretical model of the internal processes of the Orientation step of Boyd’s OODA loop model. The Orientation step is important from an Information Warfare perspective as it is where the decision-maker combines their existing knowledge with new information. Any new information is a potential target for manipulation by Information Warfare attacks. The operation of the two Information Warfare attacks that target the Orientation step, deception and self-deception, are examined with the proposed model.