Cybersecurity: What It Is and Why It Matters

Resources

• Article: The Limits of Cyberspace Deterrence (found online)
• Book: A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options (See Attached)
• Article: Tough Challenges in Cybersecurity Ethics (Found online)
• Article: Towards a Cyber-Security Treaty (Found online

Instructions

1. Complete the following supplemental readings:
   1. Article: The Limits of Cyberspace Deterrence
   2. Book: A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options (PDF), Chapters 1 and 2
   3. Article: Tough Challenges in Cybersecurity Ethics
   4. Article: Towards a Cyber-Security Treaty
2. Respond to the following discussion questions:
   1. What are some of the major ethical challenge’s cybersecurity poses to those who work in the field?
   2. What do you think about the authors’ argument that the traditional just war framework is not really applicable to cybersecurity issues? Do you find their proposed strategy modeled after the Chemical Weapons Convention moral and effective? Why or why not?
   3. Your post should be between 200 and 300 words long.
   4. Use at least two APA-formatted in-text citations to support your post. You may use your readings for this assignment for your citations.
3. Your postings should also:
   1. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking, supported by at least two academic sources.