Title :
Achieving cyberdeterrence and the ability of small states to hold large states at risk
Author_Institution :
Georgetown Sch. of Foreign Service, United States Army Nat. Guard, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Achieving cyberdeterrence is a seemingly elusive goal in the international cyberdefense community. The consensus among experts is that cyberdeterrence is difficult at best and perhaps impossible, due to difficulties in holding aggressors at risk, the technical challenges of attribution, and legal restrictions such as the UN Charter´s prohibition against the use of force. Consequently, cyberspace defenders have prioritized increasing the size and strength of the metaphorical “walls” in cyberspace over facilitating deterrent measures.
Keywords :
security of data; UN Charter prohibition; cyberdeterrence; cyberspace defenders; Cyberspace; Force; Internet; Lenses; National security; Power measurement; attribution; cyberdeterrence; deterrence; use of force;
Conference_Titel :
Cyber Conflict: Architectures in Cyberspace (CyCon), 2015 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tallinn
Print_ISBN :
978-9-9499-5442-1
DOI :
10.1109/CYCON.2015.7158465