John Arquilla
A Presidential Policy Directive With Little Direction
Cybersecurity is integral in nature in a very connected world; the insecurity of some contributes to the vulnerability of all.
Sampling Bias in CS Education, and Where’s the Cyber Strategy?
Mark Guzdial examines a logical fallacy in consumer science education; John Arquilla sees an absence of discussion about the use of information technologies in future conflicts.
Toward a Discourse on Cyber Strategy
Efforts to understand how advanced information technologies will affect future conflicts seem to be missing, or are taking place far from the public eye.
Controlling Cyber Arms, and Creating New Legos
John Arquilla identifies flaws in a potential U.S.-China cyber arms control pact, while Joel C. Adams suggests an unusual way of preserving computer science history.
The potential for a Sino-American cyber arms control agreement is intriguing, despite three very troubling flaws.
The Morality of Online War; the Fates of Data Analytics, HPC
John Arquilla considers justifications for warfare in the cyber realm, while Daniel Reed looks ahead at big data and exascale computing.
In the cyber context, "Mutual Assured Destruction" becomes "Mutual Assured Disruption."
Under what conditions should one engage in cyberwar? How should such a conflict be waged?
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