Big tech's push for norms to tackle uncertainty in cyberspace

Eggenschwiler, Jacqueline

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“…Big technology companies make key contributions to the development and operation of cyberspace. Private companies act as operators of networks, designers of products and suppliers of services (Eggenschwiler 2022). Small and large technology companies drive the AI innovation process (Bonfanti 2022).…”

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“…Yet no stable cyber security governance framework will evolve without greater convergence among great powers on responsible state behavior as ultimate enforcers. It is therefore vital for non-state and state actors to work closer together and aid one another in their behavior-shaping efforts in order to decrease the systematic levels of cyber insecurity, Jacqueline Eggenschwiler (2022) argues in her chapter. As long as emerging (information) technologies are perceived as a geopolitical battleground, limited progress will be possible.…”

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Wenger¹,

Cavelty²

2022

Cyber Security Politics

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2022

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“…Understanding political behavior in cyberspace is difficult at times due to the opaqueness of cyber operations and the limited visibility and ambiguity of many of the involved actors, especially private actors and intelligence agencies. Jacqueline Eggenschwiler focuses on non-state actors in the development of cyber norms (Eggenschwiler 2022). Her chapter examines the contributions of corporate actors to cyber security norm development processes.…”

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Cavelty¹,

Wenger²

2022

Cyber Security Politics

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In the past decade, cyber security has consolidated its position as one of the top national security issues of the 21st century: The dynamic interaction between technological vulnerabilities and the possibilities of their political misuse creates a problem space with little stability. Due to enduring uncertainties about the scope and tempo of ongoing socio-technological transformations, an increasing willingness to use disruptive cyber tools in the context of great power rivalry, and significant fragmentation of authority and accountability on different levels, managing cyber insecurities continues to be a most challenging governance issue in contemporary politics.Cyber security is challenging because it is a so-called "wicked problem". Cyber security is "transboundary in nature, occur[s] at multiple levels across sectors, between institutions, and will impact all actors, both public and private, in complex, interconnected, and often highly politicised ways" (Carr and Lesniewska 2020: 392). Wicked problems avoid straightforward definitions and are impossible to solve in simple or final ways because they are composed of many interdependent factors that are often in flux (Rittel and Weber 1973). In addition, involved stakeholders have divergent values, goals, and motivations when it comes to the issue, making it difficult to find solutions that satisfy everyone to a sufficient degree.As a politically relevant problem, cyber security evolves at the intersection between fast-paced technological development, the political and strategic use of these tools by state and non-state actors, and the various attempts by the state and its bureaucracies, society, and the private sector to define appropriate responsibilities, legal boundaries, and acceptable rules of behavior for this space. Our edited volume sheds light on socio-technical uncertainties and political responses. In 16 chapters, we highlight different facets of this problem space, showing how cyber security challenges states, private actors, and civil society in multiple ways because of dynamic, unforeseeable changes arising from the complex interactions between technical and social systems that have mounting political significance.

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Big tech's push for norms to tackle uncertainty in cyberspace

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