In my life in security I try to monitor several topics. Two topics I'm often checking -- usually through Google News Alerts -- are cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism. This week I came across an excellent summary report from the Congressional Research Service on this very topic.
This 12-page summary document is an excellent overview of these topics and also provides some comparisons between cyberterrorism, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cyberwarfare, and cybervandalism.
The document can be downloaded at: http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R43955.pdf
A high level view of the key headings in the document (below) will give you a view of the document and its contents.
This 12-page summary document is an excellent overview of these topics and also provides some comparisons between cyberterrorism, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cyberwarfare, and cybervandalism.
The document can be downloaded at: http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R43955.pdf
A high level view of the key headings in the document (below) will give you a view of the document and its contents.
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- The Cyberwarfare Ecosystem: A Variety of Threat Actors
- Cyberwarfare
- Rules of the Road and Norm-Building in Cyberspace
- Law of Armed Conflict
- Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime
- United Nations General Assembly Resolutions
- International Telecommunications Regulations
- Other International Law
- Cyberterrorism
- Use of the Military: Offensive Cyberspace Operations
Overall, this is an excellent and fairly rapid read on this contemporary subject and I'd recommend it be viewed by students, policy makers and all cybersecurity professionals.
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