Cyberwar to Wikiwar: Battles for Cyberspace

Abstract

National leaders warn of a cyberwar and cyberterrorism that may lead to a potential "cyber Pearl Harbor." To prevent such an occurrence requires cyber defense or even some sort of cyber deterrence. Some policymakers even want cyber arms control. However, these concepts are a retrofitting of those used in the physical domain to describe violent acts and responses to them. Do these concepts help policymakers, national security professionals, and scholars understand aggressive acts perpetrated in cyberspace?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598606

Entities

People

  • Paul R. Kan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Arms Control
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Information Operations
  • National Security
  • Networks
  • Piracy
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace