Private authority and the political economy of private companies in cybersecurity crises and conflicts
Journal: Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Year: 2024

National crises and conflicts, once conceived of primarily as the responsibility of governments -and, in the case of warfare, a prerogative of sovereign states -are, in practice, rarely detached from private governance, especially in cyberspace. Rather than mere providers of infrastructure or ad hoc risk mitigation solutions, the involvement of private companies in existing conflicts and crises, or following diplomatic éclats, opens up questions about the motivations, interests, legality and pow