Do the assigned readings and research to write an essay on the nature of cyberconflict. What did “attacks” look like during the initial period (1986-2010) of cyberconflict? What were nation-state responses? Were they appropriate? Why or why not?
Readings: Jason Healey, ed., A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986-2012, Atlantic Council, 2013, read sections on Solar Sunrise (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.; Moonlight Maze; From TITAN RAIN to BYZANTINE HADES (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
David Clark, Thomas Berson, and Herbert S. Lin, eds., At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy: Some Basic Concepts and Issues (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., National Research Council, 2014, pp. 18-40 (Chapter 2 and 3.-3.3.) . Note that the pdf of the report can be downloaded for free.