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Cyber persistence theory : redefining national security in cyberspace / Michael P. Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman, and Richard J. Harknett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fischerkeller, Michael P., author.
- Goldman, Emily O., 1961- author.
- Harknett, Richard J., 1963- author.
- Series:
- Bridging the gap.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Bridging the gap
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cyberspace operations (Military science).
- Cyberspace--Security measures--Government policy.
- Cyberspace.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press., [2022]
- Summary:
- In 'Cyber Persistence Theory', Michael P. Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman, and Richard J. Harknett argue that this current theory only works well in the cyber strategic space of armed conflict but it is completely misaligned for conflict outside of war - where most state-sponsored adversarial cyber activity occurs. As they show, the reigning paradigm of deterrence theory cannot fully explain what is taking place with respect to cyber conflict. Therefore, the authors develop a novel approach to national cyber security strategy and policy that realigns theory and practice.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Advance Praise
- Series
- Cyber Persistence Theory
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Misapplied Nexus of Theory and Policy
- War, Coercion, and Deterrence
- It's Strategic Exploitation
- Purpose of This Book
- 2. The Structure of Strategic Environments
- Thinking Structurally
- The Structure of the Conventional and Nuclear Strategic Environments
- Deterrence
- Defense and Deterrence by Denial
- Technology but Not Technological Determinism
- Structure and Imperatives
- Existing Strategic Environments and Cyber Activity
- The Structure of the Third Strategic Environment
- An Alternative Theory
- Conclusion
- 3. Cyber Behavior and Dynamics
- State Behaviors
- Inter-State Phenomena and Dynamics
- A Consideration of Escalation Actions and Dynamics
- Potential Impact of AI on Behavior and Dynamics
- Tacit Coordination, Tacit Cooperation, and Tacit Bargaining
- 4. Theory and the Empirical Record
- Operational Persistence
- Exploitation and the Cyber Fait Accompli
- Strategic Outcomes
- Competitive Interaction and Escalation within Cyberspace
- Current Scarcity of Direct Cyber Engagement
- Data Representativeness and Counterfactual Exploration
- 5. Cyber Stability
- Stability and Initiative Persistence
- Destabilizing Elements
- Stabilizing Mechanisms in an Initiative Persistent Environment
- Seeking Consensus on International Law (or Other International Formal Agreements)
- Tacit Coordination-Mutual Understandings through Independent Expressions of Opinio Juris
- Tacit Bargaining-Seeking Mutually Dependent, Mutual Understandings through Cyber Interactions
- Ever-Changing Technology
- 6. The Cyber Aligned Nexus of Theory and Policy
- Policy Implications
- Paradigm Change
- 7. United States Case Study
- 2010 to 2014.
- 2015 to 2017
- 2018 to 2021
- Viewing US Cyber Strategy through the Lens of Kuhnian Paradigm Change
- Actions to Further Institutionalize a Kuhnian Change
- Organizing to Seize the Initiative-From Whole-of- Government to Whole-of-Nation-Plus
- US Choices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 12, 2022).
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Fischerkeller, Michael P. Cyber Persistence Theory
- ISBN:
- 9780197638286
- 0197638287
- 9780197638293
- 0197638295
- 9780197638279
- 0197638279
- OCLC:
- 1312157754
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