NDLI: A methodology for cyber operations targeting and control of collateral damage in the context of lawful armed conflict

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Fanelli, R. Conti, G.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA (Conti, G.) \|\| United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland, USA (Fanelli, R.)
Abstract	Throughout history, the law of warfare has evolved to protect non-combatants and limit collateral damage. The same legal and ethical constraints apply to the conduct of cyber warfare, where it is similarly desirable to limit the effects of offensive actions to specific locations and groups. However, conventional wisdom suggests that this is extremely difficult, if not impossible to accomplish in the cyber domain. In this paper, we argue to the contrary. It is possible to constrain the effects of cyber actions to specifically desired, legitimate targets while significantly limiting collateral damage and injury to non-combatants. To this end we present a generalized methodology for analysis of the targeting and effects of cyber operations with respect to principles of lawful conduct in armed conflict. This methodology includes a framework of effects categories, target attributes and control measures to direct and constrain cyber operations. It also includes a process for evaluating these effects and controls against the principles for lawful conduct in armed conflict. We illustrate the methodology in action by applying it to W32. Stuxnet, software widely considered to be a cyber weapon. Our results indicate that it is entirely possible to analyze complex cyber war problems, identify legally authorized courses of action, and focus effects on desired targets while greatly minimizing collateral damage.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	13
File Size	403905
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467312707
e-ISBN	9789949904099
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-06-05
Publisher Place	Estonia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	CCD COE PUBLICATIONS
Subject Keyword	Law Weapons Targeting Collateral damage Force Cyberspace Sea measurements Kinetic theory Law of armed conflict Information systems Cyber operations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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