Title

Digital Weapons of Mass Destablization

Authors

Brian David Johnson, Arizona State UniversityFollow
Jason C. Brown, Army Cyber InstituteFollow
Josh Massad, Arizona State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book

Files

Contributing USMA Research Unit(s)

Army Cyber Institute

Description

In the coming decade, a global proliferation of networked technologies will widen the cyber threat landscape. Pairing new and unforeseen cyber vulnerabilities with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) increases the secondary threats that cyber attacks bring and also necessitates a shift in definitions. WMD will become weapons of mass destabilization, allowing adversaries to gain strategic advantage in novel ways.

Altering this definition provides clarity and specific actions that can be taken to disrupt, mitigate and recover from this combined threat. Additionally, a new class of Digital WMD (DWMD) will emerge, threatening military, government, and civilian targets worldwide. These combined and new threats will require the expansion of current defensive or mitigation activities, partnerships, and preparation

Publication Date

2020

Keywords

threatcasting, cyber, terrorism, destablization, social impact

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Brian David; Brown, Jason C.; and Massad, Josh, "Digital Weapons of Mass Destablization" (2020). ACI Books & Book Chapters. 32.
https://digitalcommons.usmalibrary.org/aci_books/32