Cyber War: A New Paradigm Of War

Authors

  • Dr. Shikha Dimri , Akanksha Singh

Abstract

The world is speaking of cyber warfare today with enhanced capabilities of computer systems and networks. The annual Worldwide Cyber Threats report by the Director of National Intelligence identifies politically motivated actors as a growing reason for cyber attacks [1]. It goes on to identify not just political but some threat vectors from smaller non-state bodies as well. Amassed both by state and non-state actors, cyber weapons have known to be used at multiple instances across the globe [2]. Cyber warfare remains a popular phenomenon that still needs robust conceptualization efforts to be better explained in context. While there is a common understanding about traditional segments of war among scholars, say, submarine warfare or chemical warfare, developing such a consensus on cyber warfare does not seem plausible, at least in short term.[3]

[1] International Committee of the Red Cross, Jus in bello - Jus ad bellum | International Committee of the Red Cross, https://www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law/ihl-other-legal-regmies/jus-in-bello-jus-ad-bellum (last visited Nov 12, 2020).

[2] Dimitar Kostadinov, Jus in Cyber Bello: How the Law of Armed Conflict Regulates Cyber Attacks, Info Sec Institute, 2014, http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/jus-cyber-bello-law-armed-conflict-regulates-cyber-attacks-part/#gref (last visited Jul 22, 2020).

[3] Syed, Rubab, et al. CYBER WARFARE. Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2019, pp. 4–5, Cyber Security: Where Does Pakistan Stand?, www.jstor.org/stable/resrep24376.7. (last visited 12 Nov. 2020.

Published

2020-12-01

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