Cyberattack vs armed attack --- These two terms seem to be used interchangeably in these times but it is critical that we provide a definition to what constitutes an armed attack vs a cyber attack. In traditional warfare, we usually speak of armed attack where one nation or organization or person uses a traditional physical weapon to attack another whether their person, sovereign state or otherwise. we see this as an armed attack.

in cyberspace, the environment has changed but the end result may be even more devastating than the physical armed attack - only this time we use electronic tools that we term cyber attack. is there a threshold that determines its now a cyberattack while bots or electronic mines are lying in wait to be activated within one's domain from a foreign electronic agent?

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm