Cyber War

The study of cyberwar is more important now than it has ever been. Over the last 20 years we have witnessed cyberwar evolve from an obtuse but prescient concept to a theoretical possibility to a world of constant cyber attacks to today, where all war has cyber components. All war today is cyber war, and all conflict is cyber conflict.

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Cyberwar is a state of conflict. It is related to the technological environment and to cybersecurity, but cyber conflict comprehends those and many other topics into a greater national security construct. Today our nation faces constant adversary action and conflict in cyberspace. Meeting the challenges this adversary action causes requires an understanding of what people and companies and governments can proactively do to bring the fight to adversaries. It also involves deep understanding of adversary tactics and capabilities so we can really understand The Cyber Threat.

We track the the history of cyber conflict, the cutting edge concept being implemented in government, the technological dimensions of cyber war, and, most importantly, the key actions you should take to help protect your personal and business information in cyber conflict. We do that by capturing the thoughts of national security experts and cyber warriors with direct experience in this very serious domain. Our thought leaders take positions, but provide you with the insights you need to evaluate whether or not you support those positions. For example, see: What If This Is The Most Important Thing The Government Can Do To Enhance Our Cybersecurity? where we advocate for the intelligence community to provide compelling insights on the cyber threat to the American people. We also encourage everyone to consider that: Now That You Are A Soldier In The Cyber War You Must Know Your Cognitive Biases For a primer on strategic topics associated with cyberwar see: Twelve Principles of DoD Cyber Conflict

I’m a member (and one of the founders/board members of) The Cyber Conflict Studies Association (CCSA). This is a not for profit group organized to promote and lead a diversified research and intellectual development agenda to advance knowledge in the cyber conflict field.

CCSA members are committed to furthering academic programs related to several elements of this discipline. Our goals include:

Providing a venue for academic dialog and study of economic, policy and other strategic issues surrounding the threat of cyber conflict;
Providing a resource for national security decision-makers in the federal government;
Providing cross-functional venues where cyber conflict issues can de discussed among professionals from academia, government, industry, etc.;
Providing an outlet for the publication of professional articles, position papers and a journal;
Helping to frame and promote national policy concerning all aspects of cyber conflict;
Cooperating with other organizations and institutions involved with other aspects of national security affairs to serve as a resource for them on cyber conflict issues.

The CCSA is not looking to become a huge organization. But we are looking for the right academics who believe in the need to enhance this field of study. For more information please see the CCSA website at http://cyberconflict.org

We track these and many related issues in our CyberWar site.

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