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No. 71: Cyberwar

Concept, Status quo, and Limitations

Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty

Editor(s): Daniel Möckli

Series: CSS Analysis in Security Policy

Issue: 71

Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich

Publication Year: 2010


Political, economic, and military conflicts are increasingly also being carried out in cyberspace. However, conceptually, the notion of cyberwar only includes a narrow sub-section of all conflicts in cyberspace. At the operative level, capabilities for cyberwarfare are becoming increasingly important. Nevertheless, the prospects for strategic IT wars that only take place in the virtual space remain extremely unlikely. For many states, there is a particular need for action in the area of cyberdefence.

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Types of Cyberconflict
 

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