Conceptual Evolution of Cyber Weapons

Abstract

Sweeping cyber attacks, for example, BlackEnergy, NoPetya, or Stuxnet.have lately raised a number of urging strategic, legal and information technology-related questions concerning the use of cyber attacks by nation states. The idea to restrict the development and the use of cyber weapons have been on the agenda since the late 1990s. This article examines the range of cyberweapon definitions and their potential strategic and academic use.