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Insurance Instead of Deterrence: A Pivot in Cybersecurity Strategy

Post author By Tom Johansmeyer
Post date June 22, 2022

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Deterrence is tired. It has been put to work for more than seventy years in the nuclear warfare domain, and it has performed admirably there. After all, the world is still intact. The problem is not that deterrence does not do its original job well. Rather, it is that the use of deterrence as a […]

Tags cybersecurity, insurance, International Affairs, NATO, security

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Available on Project Muse: The SAIS Review’s Latest Print Issue, Conflict in the Fifth Domain

Post author By The SAIS Review Editorial Board
Post date May 12, 2022

We are excited to announce that you can now view our 41.2 issue, Conflict in the Fifth Domain, online at Project Muse. A variety of public and private sector experts contributed to this timely issue on cybersecurity, including discussions on national security strategies, and global governance of cyberspace, cybersecurity in foreign policy. This issue also […]

Tags cybersecurity, foreign policy, International Affairs, Policy, United States

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Summons to Appear: NotPetya and the War Exclusion Clause

Post author By Jennifer Roberts
Post date August 17, 2021

Photo by Michael Geiger on Unsplash

Introduction On June 27, 2017, a red and black skull flashed across hundreds of PCs across the world. The malware, known as NotPetya, spread rapidly and indiscriminately, integrating tools of EternalBlue and Mimikatz in a virulent combination.[1] The malware cost companies, like US-based Merck and Mondelez, millions of dollars.[2] To recuperate some of the damages, […]