Cyberweapons: Power and the governance of the invisible

摘要: This article explores the non-emergence of a global governance regime for cyberweapons. Cyberweapons are malicious software entities deployed to cause harm adversaries’ computer networks and systems. They threaten integrity functionality digital systems that enable circuits communication exchange, with significant potential impacts on social, economic political order. Using power-analytical approach, this identifies four areas in which power works constrain formation: productive NATO’s Tallinn Manual Process; structural US involvement cyberweapons markets; institutional Internet technologies; diplomatic claims sovereignty mask operations compulsory power. These work together prevent unified approach regulation The concludes there substantial obstacles effective but these should not ongoing efforts tackle this important ubiquitous security issue.