Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar /

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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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Libicki, Martin C.
Corporate Author: Project Air Force (U.S.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Information warfare > United States.
Cyberterrorism > United States > Prevention.
Cyberspace > Security measures.
Computer networks > Security measures > United States.
Civil defense > United States.
Guerre de l'information > États-Unis.
Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Sécurité > Mesures > États-Unis.
COMPUTERS > Security > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
TECHNOLOGY > Military Science.
Cyberspace > Security measures
Civil defense
Computer networks > Security measures
Cyberterrorism > Prevention
Information warfare
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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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