Cyber Actions by State Actors: Motivation and Utility

Date

2014

Authors

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Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence

Abstract

Covert action is as old as political man. The subversive manipulation of others is nothing new. It has been written about since Sun Tzu and Kautilya. People and nations have always sought the use of shadowy means to influence situations and events. Covert action is and has been a staple of the state system. A dark and nefarious tool often banished to philosophical and intellectual exile, covert action is in truth an oft-used method of achieving utility that is frequently overlooked by academics. Modern scholars contend that, for utility to be achieved, activities such as war and diplomacy must be conducted transparently. Examined here is the construction of utility for a subset of covert action: cyber attacks.

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Keywords

Cyber Attack

Citation

Aaron F. Brantly (2014) Cyber Actions by State Actors: Motivation and Utility, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 27:3, 465-484, DOI: 10.1080/08850607.2014.900291

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14216/723

DOI

https://doi/10.1080/08850607.2014.900291

Collections

Army Cyber Institute