Cyber Security Essay

Posting Cyberwar versus Cyber(ed) Conflict

Rid Reading: who is Rid as a source?

Chapter 1: What is War? three criteria

Kinetic force versus cyber force

Chapter 2: What is the nature of violence?

How is human instrument/target of violence different than cyber violence?

How does cyber change the meaning of violence?

Chapter 3: What properties does a weapon need to have?

What is a cyber weapon?

What harm can cyber weapons do?

What are some problems with cyber weapons?

Overall: Think about why his discussion matters to acts of war, use of weapons.

Be prepared to cite an example from each chapter of the cyber incidents he uses to illustrate his points.

Demchak reading: who is Demchak as a source?

Why does she think cybered conflict is a better term than cyber war?

How does she define cyber war versus cyber conflict?

What makes cybered conflict different from war?

Think about why her differentiation of vocabulary matters to how we prepare and respond to war versus conflict.

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