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China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace. Leveraged information technology integrates Chinese firms into the global economy, modernizes infrastructure, and increases internet penetration which helps boost export-led growth. China's pursuit of 'informatization' reconstructs industrial sectors and solidifies the transformation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army into a formidable regional power. Even as the government censors content online, China has one of the fastest growing internet populations and most of the technology is created and used by civilians. Western political discourse on cybersecurity is dominated by news of Chinese military development of cyberwarfare capabilities and cyber exploitation against foreign governments, corporations, and non-governmental organizations. Western accounts, however, tell only one side of the story. Chinese leaders are also concerned with cyber insecurity, and Chinese authors frequently note that China is also a victim of foreign cyber attacks - predominantly from the United States. This book is a comprehensive analysis of China's cyberspace threats and policies. The contributors - Chinese specialists in cyber dynamics, experts on China, and experts on the use of information technology between China and the West - address cyberspace threats and policies, emphasizing the vantage points of China and the U.S. on cyber exploitation and the possibilities for more positive coordination with the West. The volume's multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural approach does not pretend to offer wholesale resolutions. Contributors take different stances on how problems may be analyzed and reduced, and aim to inform the international audience of how China's political, economic, and security systems shape cyber activities. The compilation provides empirical and evaluative depth on the deepening dependence on shared global information infrastructure and the growing willingness to exploit it for political or economic gain.

CYBERSPACE--GOVERNMENT POLICY--CHINA --- COMPUTER SECURITY--CHINA

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Governments across the globe find themselves in an exploratory phase as they probe the limits of their sovereignty in the cyber domain. Cyberspace is a singular environment that is forcing states to adjust their behavior to fit a new arena beyond the four traditional domains (air, sea, space, and land) to which the classic understanding of state sovereignty applies. According to Lucie Kadlecová, governments must implement a more adaptive approach to keep up with rapid developments and innovations in cyberspace in order to truly retain their sovereignty. This requires understanding the concept of sovereignty in a more creative and flexible manner. Kadlecová argues that the existence of sovereignty in cyberspace is the latest, remarkable stage in the evolution of this concept. Through a close study of the most advanced transatlantic cases of state sovereignty in cyberspace--the Netherlands, the US, Estonia, and Turkey--Cyber Sovereignty reveals how states have pursued new methods and tactics to fuel the distribution of authority and control in the cyber field, imaginatively combining modern technologies with legal frameworks. In times of booming competition over cyber governance between democracies and authoritarian regimes worldwide, cyber sovereignty is a major topic of interest, and concern, for the international community

SOVEREIGNTY --- CYBERSPACE--GOVERNMENT POLICY --- INTERNET--GOVERNMENT POLICY

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CYBERSPACE--GOVERNMENT POLICY --- PRIVACY, RIGHT OF --- INFORMATION WARFARE

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The present thesis argues that NATO's narratives on cybersecurity are representing something more than an abstract buzzword : their content illustrates security practices constitutve of the Alliance's identity formation. In this regard, it is argued that the transatlantic partnership might be transforming into an enlarged security organisation through its engagement in cybersecurity. To study this possibility, discursive practices of different NATO sources are examined through content analysis. Building on the Copenhagen School's approach security, the present study endorses the view that cybersecurity is theorised as a sixth sector of security, which frames particular referent objects, threats, key actors of security and the specific functions performed by these actors. The author argues that mapping these different units in NATO's discourse demonstrates that the Alliance is expanding the perimeter of its security activities. Following a thorough evaluation of the results obtained, the present research highlights that NATO, through its cybersecurity speech act, is remodelling its identity and maturing into a greater collective security organisation without militarising the 'fifth battlefield'.

CYBERSPACE--GOVERNMENT POLICY--NATO --- COMPUTER SECURITY--NATO --- CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS (MILITARY SCIENCE)--NATO --- NATO--NATIONAL SECURITY

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This book presents a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, cyberwar, and cyber terrorism. From basic concepts to advanced principles, the author examines the sources and consequences of system compromises, addresses how cybersecurity policies can strengthen countries defenses - leaving them less susceptible to cyberattack, and explores cybersecurity in the context of military operations, highlighting unique aspects of the digital battleground and strategic uses of cyberwar. He provides the technical and geopolitical foundations of cyberwar necessary to understand the policies, operations, and strategies required for safeguarding an increasingly online infrastructure.

CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS (MILITARY SCIENCE) --- CYBERSPACE--GOVERNMENT POLICY --- CYBERSPACE--SECURITY MEASURES --- CYBERTERRORISM--PREVENTION