Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar
By: Martin C. Libicki.
Contributors: Project Air Force (U.S.)
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780833047342
Subjects: Information warfare -- United States; Cyberterrorism -- United States -- Prevention; Cyberspace -- Security measures; Computer networks -- Security measures -- United States; Civil defense -- United States
Description: Cyberspace, where information--and hence serious value--is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state and may disrupt or corrupt the systems from which cyberspace is built. When states are involved, it is tempting to compare fights to warfare, but there are important differences. The author addresses these differences and ways the United States protect itself in the face of attack.
Notes: "Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"Rand Project Air Force."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A conceptual framework; title: Why cyberdeterrence is different; title: Why the purpose of the original cyberattack matters; title: A strategy of response; title: Strategic cyberwar; title: Operational cyberwar; title: Cyberdefense; title: Tricky terrain; title: Appendixes: A. What constitutes an act of war in cyberspace?; title: B. The calculus of explicit versus implicit deterrence; title: C. The dim prospects for cyber arms control.