Cyber as a National Security Issue: What We Know and Don't Know (and What are the Elephants in the Room?)
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2011-11-08
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Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studies
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Cyber as a national security issue is now a hot issue -- witness the fascination with "cyber war," the launch of the U.S. CyberCommand, and NATO's initiative from the Lisbon Summit. At the same time, almost everything that is associated with national security that begins with cyber -- defence, war, deterrence, attack, power, doctrine -- remains inchoate. Hunker believes however that we can start to make some observations and raise some questions that should shape the future agenda. In this talk, after providing some background, he will focus on three issues:Is what we are doing in cyber defence/security working? If not, what needs to be done? What is a likely framework for cyber deterrence, if such a concept is even feasible? How might power be exercised in cyberspace -- in other words, is there such a thing as cyber power, analogous to sea power or air power?
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cyber security, national security