| Attribution, Delayed Attribution and Covert Cyber-Attack: Under What Conditions Should the United States Publicly Acknowledge Responsibility for Cyber Contributor(s): Naval Postgraduate School (Author) |
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ISBN: 1505224950 ISBN-13: 9781505224955 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.42 lbs) 72 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Self-attribution is a public declaration of responsibility for the conduct of an operation. It is distinguished from covert operations, where perpetrators provide no such acknowledgement and attempt to conceal their identities. Although self-attribution is always an option, this thesis examines legal and strategic reasons for a nation state to publically acknowledge its role in the conduct of a cyber-operation. The central result is that whereas neither international law nor national policy requires self-attribution, under certain strategic conditions it may be preferred. |