
Cyber Warfare | RAND
Aug 26, 2025 · Cyber Warfare Cyber warfare involves the actions by a nation-state or international organization to attack and attempt to damage another nation's computers or information networks …
Fighting and Winning the Undeclared Cyber War | RAND
Jun 24, 2019 · The past month has witnessed a barrage of cyber-attacks against city government assets in Baltimore. The attacks were orchestrated by cyber-extortionists who took advantage of outdated …
Furthermore, similar principles should also characterize how the United States in general and the Air Force in particular conduct cyber-war. An operational cyberwar capability may well be an efective …
How Could Artificial Intelligence Shape the Future of War?
Jan 22, 2026 · AI could affect four essential competitions in military affairs: quantity versus quality, hiding versus finding, centralized versus decentralized command and control, and cyber offense versus …
The Winning Economics of Cybersecurity in an Age of Advanced …
Aug 26, 2025 · An ongoing debate in the study of cyber warfare is the relative balance between the attacker and the defender in cyberspace. In this paper, the author advances the hypothesis that, with …
Cyberwar is Coming! | RAND
The information revolution and related organizational innovations are altering the nature of conflict and the kinds of military structures, doctrines, and strategies that will be needed. This study introduces …
Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy | RAND
The concepts of cyberwar and netwar encompass a new spectrum of conflict emerging in the wake of the information revolution. To confront this type of conflict, it is crucial for governments, military, and …
Threats to America's Critical Infrastructure Are Now a Terrifying ...
Feb 12, 2024 · U.S. critical infrastructure has been under attack for the past two decades, with little in the way of meaningful response. What can policymakers and the public do to better address these …
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Are States Using Cyber Operations to Coerce Others?
Sep 17, 2019 · What is cyber coercion, and how have states used cyber operations to coerce others? Based on unclassified, open-source material, the authors of this report explore how four states — …