A new and better quiet option? Strategies of subversion and cyber conflict

• Published in: Journal of strategic studies Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 570 - 594
• Main Author: Maschmeyer, Lennart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 16.04.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Conflict; covert operations; cyber conflict; Cybersecurity; Intelligence; Manipulation; strategy; Subversion; Warfare

Theorizing on cyber conflict has moved from warfare to conflict short of war, but strategic thought has not kept pace. This article argues cyber conflict is subversive, builds on intelligence scholarship to identify strategies of subversion, and examines their applicability in cyber conflict. It dis...