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List of contents
Content list and chapters overview
Introduction
Part I
Chapter I Information revolution, information societies, and the role of cyber conflicts
• Introduction
• Information revolution
• Information societies
• Cyber power
• “Those who live by the digit, die by the digit”
• Conclusion
Chapter II Mapping cyber conflicts and the ethical problems that they pose
• Introduction
• Cyber conflicts: their nature
• Dual use, Vulnerabilities, and cyber weapons
• Conclusion
Chapter III Ethical problems of cybercrime and cyber terrorism
• Introduction
• Main actors and responsibilities
• Ethical risks and proportionality of responses
• Conclusion
Chapter IV Ethics of cyber activism and hacktivism
• Introduction
• Activism, cyber activism, and hacktivism
• Ethical impact of ICTs on civil and political participation
• Conclusion
Chapter V Automation and moral responsibility
• Introduction
• Automation in cyber conflicts
• Moral responsibility and artificial agents
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o Attributing moral responsibility in automated cyber conflicts
• Conclusion
Part II
Chapter VI Ethical theories of warfare
• Introduction
• War and Warfare
• Pacifism
• Realism
• Just War Theory
• Conclusion
Chapter VII Cyber warfare and cyber operations
• Introduction
• Cyber warfare and cyber operations: what count as a harmed attack?
• The risks of cyber warfare
• Conclusion
Chapter VIII Cyber warfare and Just War Theory
• Introduction
• Cyber warfare and jus ad bellum
o Just cause
o More good than harm
o Pre-emptive and preventive cyber warfare
• Cyber warfare and jus in bello
o Discrimination
o Proportionality
• Conclusion
Chapter IX Cyber deterrence and the ethics of international relations in cyberspace
• Introduction
• Deterrence
• Cyber deterrence: actors and responsibilities
• Conclusions
Summary
This book offers a clear and accessible introduction to the ethical analysis of cyber-conflicts, covering such topics as cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism, and cyber-warfare and cyber-activism.
