Cyber Aggression and Self-Defense in International Law

CHAPTER ONE: THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FORCE IN CYBERSPACE A. The Prohibition of the Use of Force in International Law B. Cyber Operations as Uses of Force Under International Law C. Customary International Law and Cyber Operations CHAPTER TWO: THE RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE UNDER ARTICLE 51 IN CYBER CONTEXT 53 A. Understanding Article 51: Self-Defense Against Armed Attacks B. Cyber Operations and Self-Defense C. Collective Self-Defense Against Cyber Armed Attacks CHAPTER THREE: ATTRIBUTION IN CYBER OPERATIONS A. The Attribution Problem B. The Legal Response to Non-State Actors CHAPTER FOUR: UNDERSTANDING THE CRITERIA FOR CYBER SELF- DEFENSE A. Proportionality in Cyber Self-Defense B. Necessity in Cyber Self-Defense C. Immediacy in Cyber Self-Defense D. Cyber Countermeasures and Retaliation CHAPTER FIVE: DETERRENCE AND ANTICIPATORY SELF-DEFENSE IN CYBERSPACE A. Anticipatory Self-Defense in International Law B. Cyber Deterrence CHAPTER SIX: CASE STUDIES IN CYBER AGGRESSION A. Stuxnet and the Use of Cyber Force B. Estonia 2007 and the Armed Attack Debate C. Russian-Georgian Cyber Conflict