Cyber uncertainties

Gomez, Miguel Alberto; Whyte, Christopher

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“…Several chapters in this volume engage with the notion that cyber operations are of limited strategic utility in terms of transforming the balance of economic and military power at the level of interstate relations or, more specifically, in terms of an adversary changing its rival's political goals (Gomez and Whyte 2022;Baezner and Cordey 2022). The authors do not explicitly dispute the conclusion of the strategic studies literature that a strategic impact of cyber operations might be elusive (Smeets 2018;Borghard and Lonergan 2017: 477;Kostyuk and Zhukov 2017;Valeriano and Maness 2015: 183;Gartzke 2013).…”

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Cyberspace in space

Eriksson¹,

Giacomello²

2022

Cyber Security Politics

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This book examines new and challenging political aspects of cyber security and presents it as an issue defined by socio-technological uncertainty and political fragmentation.Structured along two broad themes and providing empirical examples for how socio-technical changes and political responses interact, the first part of the book looks at the current use of cyberspace in conflictual settings, while the second focuses on political responses by state and non-state actors in an environment defined by uncertainties. Within this, it highlights four key debates that encapsulate the complexities and paradoxes of cyber security politics from a Western perspective -how much political influence states can achieve via cyber operations and what context factors condition the (limited) strategic utility of such operations; the role of emerging digital technologies and how the dynamics of the tech innovation process reinforce the fragmentation of the governance space; how states attempt to uphold stability in cyberspace and, more generally, in their strategic relations; and how the shared responsibility of state, economy, and society for cyber security continues to be re-negotiated in an increasingly transsectoral and transnational governance space. This book will be of much interest to students of cyber security, global governance, technology studies, and international relations.

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“…Miguel Gomez and Chris Whyte present an analysis of national responses to a cyber security incident in a series of war games involving participants from Taiwan, the Philippines, and the United States (Gomez and Whyte 2022). With the majority of real-world incidents contextualized by geostrategic rivalries involving salient issues and the rise of both cyber capabilities and the willingness to engage in this domain, a better understanding of strategic decision-making becomes all the more crucial.…”

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Cavelty¹,

Wenger²

2022

Cyber Security Politics

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In the past decade, cyber security has consolidated its position as one of the top national security issues of the 21st century: The dynamic interaction between technological vulnerabilities and the possibilities of their political misuse creates a problem space with little stability. Due to enduring uncertainties about the scope and tempo of ongoing socio-technological transformations, an increasing willingness to use disruptive cyber tools in the context of great power rivalry, and significant fragmentation of authority and accountability on different levels, managing cyber insecurities continues to be a most challenging governance issue in contemporary politics.Cyber security is challenging because it is a so-called "wicked problem". Cyber security is "transboundary in nature, occur[s] at multiple levels across sectors, between institutions, and will impact all actors, both public and private, in complex, interconnected, and often highly politicised ways" (Carr and Lesniewska 2020: 392). Wicked problems avoid straightforward definitions and are impossible to solve in simple or final ways because they are composed of many interdependent factors that are often in flux (Rittel and Weber 1973). In addition, involved stakeholders have divergent values, goals, and motivations when it comes to the issue, making it difficult to find solutions that satisfy everyone to a sufficient degree.As a politically relevant problem, cyber security evolves at the intersection between fast-paced technological development, the political and strategic use of these tools by state and non-state actors, and the various attempts by the state and its bureaucracies, society, and the private sector to define appropriate responsibilities, legal boundaries, and acceptable rules of behavior for this space. Our edited volume sheds light on socio-technical uncertainties and political responses. In 16 chapters, we highlight different facets of this problem space, showing how cyber security challenges states, private actors, and civil society in multiple ways because of dynamic, unforeseeable changes arising from the complex interactions between technical and social systems that have mounting political significance.

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Cyber uncertainties

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