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Subject
International law for cyberspace.
Significance
Currently there is significant uncertainty about the scope and applicability of traditional international law to cyber operations. Several multilateral and government-level efforts are underway to bring greater clarity to this new domain of geostrategic activity.
Impacts
The ability of victim states to take countermeasures for offensive cyber operations will be impeded by the lack of international rules.
Western states will publicly attribute damaging cyber operations to specific actors, but the deterrence impact will be limited.
Any consensus on international law will have implications for third-party contractors who provide cybersecurity services to state actors.
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2019
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