motivation and impact --- Even in the context of conventional conflicts, governments and societies should be careful in using the term “war”, because as we have seen in history, it can be used for propaganda, ideological reasons or mobilization of the societies by politicians or lobbyists. If it is difficult to attribute responsibilities in conventional conflicts, in the case of cyber “events” the situation is even more complicated. “Asymmetry” of wars in XXI Century is a catch word but in the case of cyberspace, the asymmetry should be measured in a different way, especially because of the difficulties with attribution.

Source author: Eduardo Ruiz Mazon eruizm@sre.gob.mx