What Constitutes an Act of War in Cyberspace

Abstract

In December 2005 a new mission statement was released by the Air Force Leadership, "to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests...to fly and fight in Air, Space and Cyberspace." (Wynne & Mosley, 2005) With the stand up of the AFCYBER command and the use of cyberspace to carry out our daily mission the U.S. needs to have a clear understanding of what war in cyberspace looks like and what the laws are governing war in cyberspace. This research and it's resulting data analysis is intended to provide a better understanding of what the current laws of war are and how they translate to cyber war and the complexities that exist, along with recommendation on future revisions of the laws.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480404

Entities

People

  • Kelli Kinley

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Electrical Grids
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • International Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Network Science
  • Personnel Management

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace
  • Space