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Cyber Warfare
11 articles on cyber warfare from the Law & Forensics team.
July 28, 2022
Cyberattacks in the Health Care Industry: The Way Forward
What threats does the health care industry face? The health care industry is particularly vulnerable to cybercrime given its dependence on electronic health information and antiquated security systems. Apart from…
July 27, 2020
A Keystroke Causes a Tornado: Applying Chaos Theory to International Cyber Warfare Law
This Article argues that a new legal framework is necessary to properly address this problem, and such a doctrine should incorporate principles of chaos theory. Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics dealing with…
July 7, 2020
Defining Cyber Threats
Insurance policies often contain so-called war exclusions. These provisions, which can differ significantly in how they are worded, purport to limit coverage for losses arising out of war or warlike actions.
August 30, 2019
Understanding Executive Order 13873 And Cyber Policies
On May 15, 2019, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13873, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain,” which prohibits high-risk information technology transactions…
May 2, 2019
‘Act Of War’ Questions In Cyberattack Insurance Case
Recently, Mondelez International Inc. sued Zurich American Insurance Co. for denying coverage, under its cyber policy’s war exclusion, for Mondelez’s alleged over $100 million in losses caused by the NotPetya…
March 1, 2017
The DNC Hack Was Not an Act of War: What we call it under international law should influence our response
For weeks and months, countless news cycles have been spent discussing Russia’s alleged hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC); the Obama administration’s decision to take steps against Russia in response…
June 1, 2016
An Unsatisfactory State of the Law: The Limited Options for a Corporation Dealing with Cyber Hostilities by State Actors
To read the full article, go to Cardozo Law Review.
December 17, 2015
So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: How the Articles on State Responsibility Could Empower Corporate Responses to State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
[](/assets/uploads/2020/06/ssrn-scaled.jpg)This article begins with a brief summary of the international legal framework that regulates state interactions. The legal authority for government sanctioned corporate…
December 2, 2015
The ‘Soft Power’ War ISIS Doesn’t Want
Again, we stand in shock, but not in real surprise. It takes careful planning to inflict indiscriminate violence and bloodshed upon the world — and the confusion, fear and anger that follows.
April 15, 2015
Guarding Against a ‘Cyber 9/11’
The Internet provides an easy, low-cost and low-risk means for nonstate actors or terrorist groups to amplify the impact of any attack. But a large-scale cyberattack on critical infrastructure could prove…
June 14, 2006
Coddling Spies: Why the Law Doesn’t Adequately Address Computer Spyware
[](/assets/uploads/2020/06/hacker-1-scaled.jpg)Consumers and businesses have attempted to use the common law of torts as well as federal statutes like the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Stored Wire and Electronic…
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