Posted on Mar 16, 2017
A normative approach to preventing cyberwarfare | The Strategist
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"A more fruitful approach to normative controls on cyberwarfare may be to establish a taboo not against weapons but against targets. The US has promoted the view that the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), which prohibit deliberate attacks on civilians, applies in cyberspace. Accordingly, the US has proposed that, rather than pledging ‘no first use’ of cyber weapons, countries should pledge not to use cyber weapons against civilian facilities in peacetime."
A normative approach to preventing cyberwarfare | The Strategist
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a most inquisitive and interesting article... thanks for the Share...
..."... The GGE report of July 2015 focused on restraining attacks on certain civilian targets, rather than proscribing particular code. At the September 2015 summit between US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two leaders agreed to establish an expert commission to study the GGE proposal. Subsequently, the GGE report was endorsed by the leaders of the G20 and referred to the UN General Assembly.
The attack on the Ukrainian power system occurred in December 2015, shortly after the submission of the GGE report, and in 2016, Russia did not treat the US election process as protected civilian infrastructure. The development of normative controls on cyber weapons remains a slow—and, at this point, incomplete—process. ..."...
..."... The GGE report of July 2015 focused on restraining attacks on certain civilian targets, rather than proscribing particular code. At the September 2015 summit between US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two leaders agreed to establish an expert commission to study the GGE proposal. Subsequently, the GGE report was endorsed by the leaders of the G20 and referred to the UN General Assembly.
The attack on the Ukrainian power system occurred in December 2015, shortly after the submission of the GGE report, and in 2016, Russia did not treat the US election process as protected civilian infrastructure. The development of normative controls on cyber weapons remains a slow—and, at this point, incomplete—process. ..."...
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LTC John Shaw
SFC George Smith LTC Eric Udouj This demonstrates the difference between offense and defensive cyber domains and operations. USA and NATO tend to focus on defensive operations. Many countries, US and Western Europeans are reluctant to engage in offensive cyber.
The Russians, Chinese, N. Korea, Iran, among other have engaged offensive cyber as a new Domain/Theater/Front to attack their enemies. I hope the Trump administration starts addressing this directly, we can't ignore this area, we need to engage!
The Russians, Chinese, N. Korea, Iran, among other have engaged offensive cyber as a new Domain/Theater/Front to attack their enemies. I hope the Trump administration starts addressing this directly, we can't ignore this area, we need to engage!
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LTC Eric Udouj Cyber is not Nuclear, we have no effective MAD doctrine. We need to engage in offensive cyber operations against our adversaries offensive cyber operations or government entities/shell companies established to engage in offensive cyber operations.
Ignorance is not bliss and we are late to establishing policies in offensive cyber.
I am on my way out of the military process, we must determine a way to engage and influence governmental policy.
Ignorance is not bliss and we are late to establishing policies in offensive cyber.
I am on my way out of the military process, we must determine a way to engage and influence governmental policy.
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LTC Eric Udouj
Fully understand - Cyber is no the be all and end all. Good point on the failure to grasp the offensive domain of CYBER. I would go a step further and say we have failed to grasp that it is a critical Supporting fire - and one in which it is team with other items to be even more effective than current use. Too many view it as a direct fire system... and fail to grasp that such is not effective offensively.
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