Cyberwar to Wikiwar: Battles for Cyberspace

Abstract

National leaders warn of a cyberwar and cyberterrorism that may lead to a potential "cyber Pearl Harbor." To prevent such an occurrence requires cyber defense or even some sort of cyber deterrence. Some policymakers even want cyber arms control. However, these concepts are a retrofitting of those used in the physical domain to describe violent acts and responses to them. Do these concepts help policymakers, national security professionals, and scholars understand aggressive acts perpetrated in cyberspace? [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]