A Cyber Persistence Way to Norms
Abstract
The usual way for states to come to mutual understandings regarding norms of behavior threaten peace and stability in cyberspace. The United Nations Group of Government Experts and Open-Ended Working Group have resulted in deliberative products proposing peacetime cyber norms and an agreement that international law applies in the context of cyberspace. However, the prohibitive norms advanced do not address ongoing threatening behavior. And it will likely take years for states to reach agreements on how international law applies. Prohibitive cyber norms efforts need to immediately address ongoing state and non-state cyber behaviors that threaten peace and stability and a new approach to cultivating conformance is needed that acknowledges and leverages cyberspaces strategic imperatives and incentives for cyber persistence while also minimizing the potential for further instability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1228870
Entities
People
- Michael P. Fischerkeller
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses