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Defining cyberwar : towards a definitional framework
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Authors
Ashraf, Cameran
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Cyberwar
cyber conflict
cybersecurity
geopolitics
internet
Geography, Planning and Development
Political Science and International Relations
cyber conflict
cybersecurity
geopolitics
internet
Geography, Planning and Development
Political Science and International Relations
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/27662
Abstract
For nearly thirty years scholars have offered changing definitions of cyberwar. The continued ambiguity demonstrates that efforts at establishing definitional clarity have not been successful. As a result, there are many different and contradictory definitions, ranging from cyberwar’s non-existence to cyberwar as an imminent threat. Ongoing definitional ambiguity makes interdisciplinary research and policy communications challenging in this diverse field. Instead of offering a new definition, this paper proposes that cyberwar can be understood through a fluid framework anchored in three themes and five variables identified in a broad interdisciplinary survey of literature. This framework's applicability is demonstrated by constructing an example definition of cyberwar utilising these themes and variables.
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Journal article
Date
2021
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10.1080/14751798.2021.1959141