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Weaving Tangled Webs: Offense, Defense, and Deception in Cyberspace

Gartzke, Erik, Lindsay, Jon R.·2015·Security Studies
DOI 10.1080/09636412.2015.1038188
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It is widely believed that cyberspace is offense dominant because of technical characteristics that undermine deterrence and defense. This argument mistakes the ease of deception on the Internet for a categorical ease of attack. As intelligence agencies have long known, deception is a double-edged sword. Covert attackers must exercise restraint against complex targets in order to avoid compromises resulting in mission failure or retaliation. More importantly, defenders can also employ deceptive concealment and ruses to confuse or ensnare aggressors. Indeed, deception can reinvigorate traditional strategies of deterrence and defense against cyber threats, as computer security practitioners have already discovered. The strategy of deception has other important implications: as deterrence became foundational in the nuclear era, deception should rise in prominence in a world that increasingly depends on technology to mediate interaction.

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Authors
Gartzke, E., & Lindsay, J. R.
ORCID
Venue
Security Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2015-04-03
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
316-348
ISSN
  • 0963-6412 (ISSN-L)
  • 1556-1852
DOI
10.1080/09636412.2015.1038188
OpenAlex
W1576087156
Cited by
287
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0
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FWCI
52.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Security Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information and Cyber Security
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Intelligence, Security, War Strategy
Keywords
cyber deception, cyber deterrence, cyber defense, offensive cyber operations, stealthy attacks, cybersecurity strategy, cybersecurity

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