Integrating offensive cyber capabilities
Meaning, dilemmas, and assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12699666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc Smeets (0000-0003-4057-6445, Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford, CA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 395-410 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Defence Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-2436 • E-ISSN: 1743-9698 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14702436.2018.1508349 |
| OpenAlex | W2887209268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
Across the world, states are establishing military cyber commands or similar units to develop offensive cyber capabilities. One of the key dilemmas faced by these states is whether (and how) to integrate their intelligence and military capabilities to develop a meaningful offensive cyber capacity. This topic, however, has received little theoretical treatment. The purpose of this paper is therefore to address the following question: What are the benefits and risks of organizational integration of offensive cyber capabilities (OIOCC)? I argue that organizational integration may lead to three benefits: enhanced interaction efficiency of intelligence and military activities, better(and more diverse) knowledge transfer and reduced mission overlap. Yet, there are also several negative effects attached to OIOCC. It may lead to 'cyber mission creep' and an intensification of the cyber security dilemma. It could also result in arsenal cost ineffectiveness in the long run. Although the benefits of OIOCC are seen to outweighs the risks, failing to grasp the negative effects may lead to unnecessary cycles of provocation, with potentially disastrous consequences
Business · Computer security · Dilemma · Economics · Knowledge management · Management · Offensive · Political science · Public relations · Risk analysis (engineering · Security Dilemma · Computer Science · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Information and Cyber Security · Law
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Knowledge Transfer
Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage
Organizations in Action
Personal Knowledge
Politics in Time
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Mission Creep
Cyber mercenaries
What Is the Cyber Offense-Defense Balance? Conceptions, Causes, and Assessment
A matter of time
Attributing Cyber Attacks
Political Realism and Political Idealism
Theory of international politics
Cooperation under the Security Dilemma
The Security Dilemma
Weaving Tangled Webs
Stuxnet and the Limits of Cyber Warfare
The World Bank's Mission Creep
| Citations per year | 0.71 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |