2012
On Cyberwarfare
The future of cyber-warfare?
In an age when information technology has developed to the point of becoming a major element of national power, this paper provides a timely examination of cyberwarfare activities sponsored by nation-states in 2012. The basic building blocks of the subject are cyberspace, cyberpower, cyberwarfare and cyberstrategy. A distinction can also be drawn between cyberwar and information warfare. The author seeks to establish the threats posed by the nature of cyberspace. The paper deals with a range of cyber vulnerabilities and the ways they could be exposed. Finally, some of the major issues, ambiguities, and problems of cyberwar are discussed, showing the use and limits of power in cyberspace.
© 2012 Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
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Fred Schreier
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