Hybrid war and cyber-attacks: creating legal and operational dilemmas. Issue 3 (1st September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simons, Greg; Danyk, Yuriy; Maliarchuk, Tamara
• Is Part Of: Global change, peace & security. Volume 32:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 337
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2020-09-01
• Subjects: Hybrid warfare -- cyber-attacks -- Ukraine -- chain effect; Security, International -- Periodicals; World politics -- 1989- -- Periodicals; Peaceful change (International relations) -- Periodicals; 327.1
• DOI: 10.1080/14781158.2020.1732899
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-1158

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Nowadays hybrid warfare is considered a significant security challenge; within this wider threat category are cyber incidents that are considered one of the main perceived threats in modern society for every country. The number of incidents in cyber space is constantly growing, but methods of its realisation are evolving. One of the most dangerous consequences of cyber-attacks is a planned or spontaneous chain effect that is accompanied by destructive results. Ukraine is used as a contemporary example of this type of attack and subversion. This is later put into context with trends and events on a wider international level that imply legal regulation conflicts with political and operational expediency in managing the problem of cyber-attacks.