Defence and offence --- Why?? You are making a clssic mistake here. In the non-cyber world, we have defensive and offensive polices, armies, weapons, etc. so what is so different for cyber? ANd what in you opinion is a cyber weapon? If you disable the air surveillance system to enter your enemies airspace undetected in order to bom their facilities, Is this a cyber weapon? Technology is a means to an end. It is essential to understand a states polciies and decision to use which instrument ot achieve which goal. Nuclear, conventional, cyber,. etc. Read Thomas Rid: cyber war will not take place.

Source author: Stefanie Frey stefanie.frey@deutor.de