Modelling the dynamics of information warfare: an attacker-defender scenario using Lotka-Volterra equations

The dynamics of information warfare in an attacker-defender scenario pose significant challenges in today’s digital age. To address these challenges, this research models the dynamics of information warfare using modified Lotka-Volterra equations, adapted from predator-prey interactions, to simulate the interactions between attackers and defenders. The model captures the growth, interaction, and feedback loops of both populations, offering insights into their dynamics over time. By incorporating the attacker’s growth rate and the defender’s natural decline rate, and discretizing time for real-time simulation, the study reveals how attacker populations initially grow but decline as defenders enhance their countermeasures. The defender population stabilizes as their defensive capabilities improve, demonstrating the model’s effectiveness in representing the complex dynamics of information warfare.