Publication

May 2012

This study describes the unique characteristics of cyber warfare, offering different interpretations of cyber warfare concepts, and surveys landmark events and organizations in the field of cyberspace in Israel and abroad. Modern nations and advanced militaries around the world are intensifying their activities in cyberspace, which simultaneously constitutes a source of power and a soft underbelly. It notes that cyber war will likely from this point play a part in every modern war, with growing international recognition that it is necessary to defend cyberspace and regulate its activities.

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Author Shmuel Even, David Siman-Tov
Series INSS Monographs & Memoranda
Issue 117
Publisher Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Copyright © 2012 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
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