Lucas proposes a foundation on which future ethics can be developed. Citing a variety of well-known authorities, he makes a convincing case for relying on incrementalism and experience...Summing Up: Essential. All readership levels.

J. A. Stever, CHOICE

In this work, an internationally-respected authority in military ethics describes a wholly new kind of cyber conflict that has utterly confounded the predictions of earlier experts in information warfare. Comparing this "state-sponsored hacktivism" to the transformative impact of "irregular warfare" in conventional armed conflict, Lucas offers a critique of legal approaches to governance, and outlines a new approach to ethics and "just war" reasoning (grounded in the political philosophies of Alasdair MacIntyre, John Rawls, and Jürgen Habermas) that provides both a framework for understanding these newly-emerging norms of practice for cyber conflict, and the basis for a professional "code of ethics" for the new generation of "cyber warriors."
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"State sponsored hacktivism" constitutes a wholly new alternative to conventional armed conflict. This book explores the ethical and legal dimensions of this "soft" mode warfare grounded in a broad revisionist approach to military ethics and "just war theory" that results in a new code of ethics for today's "cyber warriors."
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CONTENTS Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Crime or Warfare?--1 1. Cyber (In)security: Threat Assessment in the Cyber Domain--16 What, When, and Where?--16 How?--18 Why?--19 Three Ways of Being a Hacktivist--21 Conventional Warfare--22 Unrestricted Warfare--24 State- Sponsored Hacktivism as a New Form of Warfare--27 2. Is There a Role for Ethics or Law in Cyber Conflict?--33 Irregular War and Cyberwar--33 Ethics and "Folk Morality"--35 Ethics and the Law--40 Ethics and Just War Theory--42 Strategic Plan of the Book--45 Applying Moral Theories in the Cyber Domain--48 3. The Tallinn Manual: International Law in the Aftermath of Estonia--57 International Law Applicable to Stuxnet--58 International Law and State- Sponsored Hacktivism--61 The Tallinn Manual--64 International Law and the Estonian Cyber attacks--68 "There Oughta' Be a Law!"--73 Why the Tallinn Manual Failed--76 4. Genuine Ethics versus "Folk Morality" in Cyberspace--85 The Advantages of Taking "the Moral Point of View"--86 The Challenge of Folk Morality for Authentic Ethics--88 The Origins of Universal Moral Norms--91 Thinking Ethically about Conflict in the Cyber Domain--96 Just War Theory and the Morality of Exceptions--98 Jus in Bello and Professional Military Ethics--101 Jus in Silico: Ethics and Just War Theory in the Cyber Domain--102 5. If Aristotle Waged Cyberwar: How Norms Emerge from Practice--109 Distinguishing between Laws and Norms--112 The Methodology of Uncertainty: How Do Norms "Emerge?"--113 Do Emergent Moral Norms Provide Effective Governance?--119 6. Privacy, Anonymity, and the Rise of State- Sponsored Hacktivism--125 Emergent Norms and the Rise of State- Sponsored Hacktivism--126 The Cunning of History--128 Permissible Preemptive Cyber Self- Defense--129 Privacy, Anonymity, and the Sectors of Vulnerability--130 Cyber security Measures for Individuals--131 Privacy versus Anonymity--133 A Limited Justification for Anonymity--135 Restricting Anonymity while Preserving Privacy--137 New "Rules of the Road" for Cyber Navigation--138 7. NSA Management Directive #424: Anticipatory National Self- Defense--142 Preventive War--143 Initial Public Response--147 The Dilemma of Edward Snowden--148 Government Deception and Public Trust--150 Defending National Boundaries And Personal Liberties--151 State Norms for Respecting Sovereignty and Attaining Security--153 Conclusion: Toward a Code of Ethics for Cyber Warriors--157 References--167 Index--175
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"Accessible, lucid, and brimming with insight, members of the academic, military, and intelligence communities would do well to read it carefully." -- Ethics and International Affairs "...a convincing case for relying on incrementalism and experience. Essential." -- Choice "There is no more 21st century issue, in both its technology and complexity, than cybersecurity. And yet the conversation around it is too often simplistic and stuck in the past. In this new book, George Lucas helps turn the tide. He lays out the critical new legal and ethical issues, in war, in peace, and in that fuzzy space in between, providing much needed depth and nuance. A valuable resource for those interested in the crucial new areas where technology, war, and ethics cross." -- Peter W. Singer, Strategist at New America and author of Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know and Ghost Fleet "This highly engaging book raises new and important issues relating to cyber warfare ethics that deserve our thoughtful attention." -- Dorothy E. Denning, Distinguished Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and author of Information Warfare and Security "In this remarkably clear, succinct, and engaging narrative, George Lucas illuminates the bewildering terrain in which cyberwars are already being waged... With a deep appreciation for the history and foundations of military ethics, George Lucas is uniquely positioned to address controversies surrounding the various approaches to manage the dangers cyber warfare poses to humanity. In his extremely able hands, ethics does not function as rationalizations for actions after the fact, but rather serves as the application of a 'sound strategy' toward combating the cyber insecurity that haunts those charged to safeguard the public." -- Wendell Wallach, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University, author of A Dangerous Master: How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control "Lucas proposes a foundation on which future ethics can be developed. Citing a variety of well-known authorities, he makes a convincing case for relying on incrementalism and experience...Summing Up: Essential. All readership levels." --CHOICE
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Selling point: Outlines a new code of ethics for today's "cyber warriors" Selling point: Presents the controversial new thesis that "state sponsored hacktivism" is a form of warfare Selling point: Explores the ethical and legal dimensions of cyber warfare, grounding the discussion in a broad revisionist approach to military ethics and just war theory Selling point: Offers a thorough and authoritative critique of international law and the Tallinn Manual
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Recently retired as the Distinguished Chair in Ethics in the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the United States Naval Academy, and as Professor of Ethics and Public Policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School, George Lucas is currently a Visiting Distinguished Research Professor at the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology & Values at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Anthropologists in Arms (Alta Mira, 2009) and Military Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2015).
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Selling point: Outlines a new code of ethics for today's "cyber warriors" Selling point: Presents the controversial new thesis that "state sponsored hacktivism" is a form of warfare Selling point: Explores the ethical and legal dimensions of cyber warfare, grounding the discussion in a broad revisionist approach to military ethics and just war theory Selling point: Offers a thorough and authoritative critique of international law and the Tallinn Manual
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ISBN
9780190276522
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc; Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
208

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George Lucas is currently a Visiting Distinguished Research Professor at the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology & Values at Notre Dame University. He is an internationally recognized authority in the field of military and applied ethics, focusing in particular upon ethics and emerging military technologies. Recent books include Anthropologists in Arms (2009) and Military Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know (OUP, 2015). He is editor of the Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics (2015).