Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare

Libicki, Martin C.

doi:10.7249/cb407

Cited by 45 publications

(45 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Attacks may also cause much indirect damage because of interdependencies that may not be obvious at first (Borg, 2005). Attacks may also fail for a host of unforeseen reasons; (Libicki, 2007) likens information warfare to introducing noise into a military organization, and the organization may or may not succeed at handling it.…”

Section: Damage Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Ethics of Cyberweapons in Warfare

Rowe

2010

International Journal of Technoethics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The author discusses the ethical issues of using cyberweapons, software that attacks data and other software during warfare. Many people assume these are relatively benign weapons, but we argue that they can create serious harms like any weapon. He defines cyberweapons and describes them in general terms, and survey their status as per the laws of war. He then discusses the unreliability of cyberweapons, the problem of collateral damage, and the associated problems of damage assessment, maintenance of secrecy, and mounting cyber-counterattacks. He examines some possibilities for creating more ethical cyberweapons and discusses the alternative of cyber-blockades. He concludes that cyberattacks should generally be outlawed by international agreement.

show abstract

Section: Damage Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Ethics of Cyberweapons in Warfare

Rowe

2010

International Journal of Technoethics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Cyber-warfare does not rely on the physical distances between targets, and as such depends on the attacker's or defender's ability to have control over the other's cyberspace. As discussed in [29], the tools and techniques required to start a cyber-warfare can be available to both the attacker and the defender, and requires no forced entry [30]. One of such tools is strongly connected to zero-day vulnerabilities and a prolonged window of exposure for which patches of vulnerabilities are released, made public and installed.…”

Section: Cyber-warfare and National Readinessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Zero day exploits and national readiness for cyber-warfare

Ibor¹

2018

Nig. J. Tech.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A zero day vulnerability is an unknown exploit that divulges security flaws in software before such a flaw is publicly reported or announced. But how should a nation react to a zero day? This question is a concern for most national governments, and one that requires a systematic approach for its resolution. The securities of critical infrastructure of nations and states have been severally violated by cybercriminals. Nation-state espionage and the possible disruption and circumvention of the security of critical networks has been on the increase. Most of these violations are possible through detectable operational bypasses, which are rather ignored by security administrators. One common instance of a detectable operational bypass is the non-application of periodic security updates and upgrades from software and hardware vendors. Every software is not necessarily in its final state, and the application of periodic updates allow for the patching of vulnerable systems, making them to be secure enough to withstand an exploit. To have control over the security of critical national assets, a nation must be "cyber-ready" through the proper management of vulnerabilities and the deployment of the rightful technology in the cyberspace for hunting, detecting and preventing cyber-attacks and espionage. To this effect, this paper discusses the implications of zero day exploits and highlights the dangers posed by this cankerworm for an unprepared nation. The paper also adopts the defence-in-depth strategy for national readiness and a foolproof system that enforces the security of critical national infrastructure at all levels.

show abstract

“…They can be malicious software installed secretly through concealed downloads or deliberate plants by human agents, or they can be malicious data or maliciously delivered data as in denial-of-service attacks. Cyberweapons are a growing component in military arsenals (Libicki, 2007). Increasingly countries are instituting "cyberattack corps" with capabilities to launch attacks in cyberspace on other countries as an instrument of war, either alone or combined with attacks by conventional military forces (Clarke and Knake, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges in Monitoring Cyberarms Compliance

Rowe

Garfinkel

Beverly

et al. 2011

International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A cyberweapon can be as dangerous as any weapon. Fortunately, recent technology now provides some tools for cyberweapons control. Digital forensics can be done on computers seized during or after hostilities. Cyberweapons differ significantly from other software, especially during their development, and recent advances in summarizing the contents of storage media can locate possible cyberweapons quickly. In addition, use of cyberweapons can be distinguished from the usual malicious Internet traffic by being aimed at targets associated with political, social, and cultural issues that are often known well in advance, and we can monitor those targets. Cyberweapons are relatively unreliable compared to other kinds of weapons because they depend on flaws in software, and flaws can get fixed; cyberweapons therefore require considerable testing, preferably against live targets, and this testing may be observable. So international "cyberarms agreements" could provide for forensics on cyberweapons and usage monitoring. Agreements can also encourage cyberweapons use to be more responsible by stipulating attribution and reversibility. We conclude with a discussion of the kinds of international agreements that are desirable, and examine the recent increasing interest of the United States government in such agreements.

show abstract

Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare

Cited by 45 publications

References 0 publications

The Ethics of Cyberweapons in Warfare

The Ethics of Cyberweapons in Warfare

Zero day exploits and national readiness for cyber-warfare

Challenges in Monitoring Cyberarms Compliance

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About