Brantly, Aaron Franklin,

The decision to attack : military and intelligence cyber decision-making / Military and intelligence cyber decision-making Aaron Franklin Brantly. - 1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations, charts. - Studies in security and international affairs . - Studies in security and international affairs. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to cyber decision-making -- The key concepts of cyber -- The motivation and utility for covert action -- Digital power -- Anonymity and attribution in cyberspace -- Cyber and conventional operations: the dynamics of conflict -- Defining the role of intelligence in cyberspace -- How actors decide to use cyber--a rational choice approach -- Cognitive processes and decision-making in cyberspace -- Finding meaning in the expected utility of international cyber conflict -- Appendix A. Power score components and scores -- Appendix B. Modified Economist Intelligence Unit component values -- Appendix C. Affinity scores.

9780820349190 (e-book)


Cyberspace--Security measures--Government policy--United States.
Offensive (Military science)


United States--Military policy--Decision making.


Electronic books.

U163 / .B69 2016

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