In the last three years, we have seen an increasing amount of public discussion about cybersecurity, part of which has involved an ongoing debate about what counts as expertise, credibility and legitimacy in cybersecurity. Last week, Trevor Butterworth of Forbes.com entered the fray. He lamented that "few mainstream journalists covering this beat are armed with sufficient … [Read more...] about Two Cheers for the Cyber-Technocrats: The Politics of Expertise in Cybersecurity
NewWar Theories
The “Tacticalization” of National Strategy; Or, the Dangers of Operational FIxes to Strategic Problems
Two weeks ago I posted a piece here addressing the question of whether or not network-centric warfare (NCW) is dead. Â Though the history of U.S. military thought, and in particular the role of the sciences in shaping U.S. military understandings of new information and communication technologies, has been the main subject of my research over the last eight years, I was still a … [Read more...] about The “Tacticalization” of National Strategy; Or, the Dangers of Operational FIxes to Strategic Problems
Cross-Domain Response to Cyber Attacks and the Threat of Conflict Escalation
IntroductionAt a time when it seems impossible to avoid the seemingly growing hysteria over the threat of cyber war,[1] network security expert Marcus Ranum delivered a refreshing talk recently, "The Problem with Cyber War," that took a critical look at a number of the assumptions underlying contemporary cybersecurity discourse in the United States. He addressed one issue … [Read more...] about Cross-Domain Response to Cyber Attacks and the Threat of Conflict Escalation
"Putting the 'War' in 'Cyberwar" Paper Accepted for AoIR 10.0 Conference
Back in February, I mentioned that I had submitted an abstract for a paper I hope to present at this year's Association of Internet Researchers Conference, AOIR 10.0, Internet:Critical. Today, I'm happy to report that that paper has been accepted! I guess now I need to get down to really writing the thing! In case you forgot, the title and abstract … [Read more...] about "Putting the 'War' in 'Cyberwar" Paper Accepted for AoIR 10.0 Conference