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Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar

Cyberspace, where information-and hence serious value-is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state and may disrupt or corrupt the systems from which cyberspace is built. When states are involved, it is tempting to compare fights to warfare, but ther...

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Main Author: Libicki, Martin C. (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States. Air Force, Project Air Force (U.S.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND 2009
Series:MG (Rand Corporation)
Subjects:
Information warfare > United States
Cyberterrorism > United States > Prevention
Cyberspace > Security measures
Computer networks > Security measures > United States
Civil defense > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A conceptual framework
  • Why cyberdeterrence is different
  • Why the purpose of the original cyberattack matters
  • A strategy of response
  • Strategic cyberwar
  • Operational cyberwar
  • Cyberdefense
  • Tricky terrain
  • Appendixes: A. What constitutes an act of war in cyberspace?
  • B. The calculus of explicit versus implicit deterrence
  • C. The dim prospects for cyber arms control.

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