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On the Use of Offensive Cyber Capabilities: A Policy Analysis on Offensive US Cyber Policy
Abstract
This paper offers analysis and policy recommendations for use and response to various forms of cyber action for Offensive Military Cyber Policy. It establishes a pragmatic policy-relevant, effects-based ontology for categorizing cyber capabilities and develops a comprehensive framework for cyber policy analysis. Furthermore, it demonstrates the utility of the cyber policy analysis framework by analyzing six key categories of external cyber actions identified by our ontology, which range the entire spectrum of cyber activity. Lastly, this work develops actionable policy recommendations from our analysis for cyber policy makers while identifying critical meta-questions.
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Belk, Robert and Matthew Noyes. “On the Use of Offensive Cyber Capabilities: A Policy Analysis on Offensive US Cyber Policy.” Paper, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center, March 2012.
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