Crisis and Escalation in Cyberspace
Abstract
The genesis for this work was the broader issue of how the Air Force should integrate kinetic and nonkinetic that is, cyber operations.2 Central to this process was careful consideration of how escalation options and risks should be treated, which, in turn, demanded a broader consideration across the entire crisis-management spectrum. To put the material on escalation into a broader context, we preface it with an examination of appropriate norms for international conduct with a focus on modulating day-to-day computer-network exploitation and building international confidence (Chapter Two). Chapter Three covers narratives, dialogue, and signals: what states can and should say about cybercrises. A state that would prevail has to make a clear story with good guys and bad guys without greatly distorting the facts (beyond their normal plasticity).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA575360
Entities
People
- Martin C. Libicki
Organizations
- RAND Corporation