New technologies, fresh approaches needed to curtail cyberattacks
As the investigation into Russia’s interference in the US election deepens, it is becoming obvious that the events in 2016 are just the tip of an iceberg. Ever since the Russian cyber assault on Estonia in 2007, policymakers and cybersecurity scholars have debated how best to deter cyber attacks that cross international borders. Yet both state and non-state actors continue using the internet for malicious purposes with an unacceptable level of impunity. The growing global market in cybercrime is projected to hit US$6 trillion by 2021. Curtailing the risk requires new approaches. Old problems - Fundam entally, deterrence is about convincing an adversary that the costs of an attack outweigh the benefits. One of the problems in cyber deterrence policy has been a reliance on ideas that were formulated in the very different security environment of the Cold War. ALSO READ: Four years of Modi: Digital India catches up, but cybersecurity a hurdle Cold War concept...
