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Cyber (O)säkerhet

Ingemansson Müller, Philip LU (2022) STVK03 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
In the modern society the use of cyber technology is essential in many aspects. Both civilian infrastructure and crucial systems rely on cyber technology and its many uses. This new era in which cyberspace activities are a crucial part of society raises the question about how well preserved civilian cyber systems are in case of war, more specifically cyberwar. This study analyses how well NATO cyber politics follow the international law of protecting civilians based on the Just War theory. The study finds that NATO:s cyber politics generally follows the ambition of Just War theory but in particular cases falls short due to seemingly unfounded stiffness when applying existing international law to the new arena cyberspace has created. The... (More)
In the modern society the use of cyber technology is essential in many aspects. Both civilian infrastructure and crucial systems rely on cyber technology and its many uses. This new era in which cyberspace activities are a crucial part of society raises the question about how well preserved civilian cyber systems are in case of war, more specifically cyberwar. This study analyses how well NATO cyber politics follow the international law of protecting civilians based on the Just War theory. The study finds that NATO:s cyber politics generally follows the ambition of Just War theory but in particular cases falls short due to seemingly unfounded stiffness when applying existing international law to the new arena cyberspace has created. The study finds that these particular cases in which the manual falls short are crucial when answering the question if the ambition of Just War theory is achieved or not. (Less)
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author
Ingemansson Müller, Philip LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK03 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Cyberrymden, Cyberoperationer, Cyberanfall, NATO, Just War Theory, Folkrätten
language
Swedish
id
9097372
date added to LUP
2022-10-12 15:21:44
date last changed
2022-10-12 15:21:44
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  abstract     = {{In the modern society the use of cyber technology is essential in many aspects. Both civilian infrastructure and crucial systems rely on cyber technology and its many uses. This new era in which cyberspace activities are a crucial part of society raises the question about how well preserved civilian cyber systems are in case of war, more specifically cyberwar. This study analyses how well NATO cyber politics follow the international law of protecting civilians based on the Just War theory. The study finds that NATO:s cyber politics generally follows the ambition of Just War theory but in particular cases falls short due to seemingly unfounded stiffness when applying existing international law to the new arena cyberspace has created. The study finds that these particular cases in which the manual falls short are crucial when answering the question if the ambition of Just War theory is achieved or not.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Cyber (O)säkerhet}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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