Reprogramming the World: Political Places
The geography of Cyberspace has been described as layered: a spatial geography layered with a legal geography that is layered with a political geography.
Interview – Daniel Moore
Daniel Moore talks about his PhD research on military offensive network operations, the increased weaponization of cyber capabilities and private intelligence companies.
Interview – Andreas Haggman
Andreas Haggman talks about his research on the use of tabletop wargames for cyber security education and discusses government use and defence of cyber-attacks.
Realism and Cyber Conflict: Security in the Digital Age
Cyber domain resembles an anarchical realist world with its lack of institutional governance where states fear one another and develop their capabilities in response.
Taming the ‘Wild West’: The Role of International Norms in Cyberspace
An social constructivist analysis of emergent cyber-security norms illustrates the process of norm construction in the international security realm.
The US Response to North Korea: The Cyber Option
Despite the dangers of a cyber response to North Korea, the US could block North Korea’s access to cyber-space and make it clear that the they were behind the attacks.
Review – Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet
Deibert convincingly argues for the legitimate need of cybersecurity, but fails to provide a solution of how to resolve the tension between cyber-control and openness.
Cyber Weapons as a Game Changer: A Critical Reflection
Claims that cyber weapons are a game changer are often based on a misunderstanding and overestimation of cyber weapons’ capabilities and effects.
Net Neutrality and Its Relationship to National Security
Net neutrality was never really connected to the national security debate but there definitely a connection between the two; though contentious and problematic at best.
Review – Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
Singer and Friedman make a significant contribution to building a deeper understanding and a common base of knowledge around cybersecurity issues for policymakers and citizens alike.
