Russian Cyberspace Strategy and a Proposed United States Response

Abstract

Russia has made cyberspace attack a major factor in its military strategy in order to coerce "near abroad" nations to align with Russian national interests. This paper analyzes two cases of purported cyberattacks by Russia in 2007 and 2008. Although subsequent investigations were inconclusive, the cyberattacks were widely believed to be instigated by the Russian government. Based on the analysis of these two case studies, this essay recommends a foundational strategy United States strategy to counter the Russian strategy of coercing its "near abroad" nations using cyberspace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522027

Entities

People

  • Richard G. Zoller

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Denial Of Service Attack
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Networks
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace