Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power
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| Anteprima |
Cyber
Mercenaries explores the secretive relationships between states and
hackers. As cyberspace has emerged as the new frontier for geopolitics,
states have become entrepreneurial in their sponsorship, deployment, and
exploitation of hackers as proxies to project power. Such modern-day
mercenaries and privateers can impose significant harm undermining
global security, stability, and human rights. These state-hacker
relationships therefore raise important questions about the control,
authority, and use of offensive cyber capabilities. While different
countries pursue different models for their proxy relationships, they
face the common challenge of balancing the benefits of these
relationships with their costs and the potential risks of escalation.
This book examines case studies in the United States, Iran, Syria,
Russia, and China for the purpose of establishing a framework to better
understand and manage the impact and risks of cyber proxies on global
politics.
