Cyberspace and National Security: Selected Articles III

Israel’s rapid development as a leader in cyberspace places it in a unique position to advance cyberspace research in Israel in general and at the Institute for National Security Studies in particular. In order to expand research and the scope of cyberspace activity, and given the fact that cyberspace does not recognize national or institutional boundaries and borders, we at the INSS have decided to extend the program and hold the annual cyberspace security conference in the United States. The Defensive Cyberspace Operations & Intelligence (DCOI) conference highlights core issues of security and defense in cyberspace and its related intelligence aspects. The conference, held this year in Washington D.C., is the product of collaboration between several institutions in Israel, the United States, and other countries. The conference’s focus on defensive operations and intelligence allows the INSS to showcase its own activity in this field and complement the range of operations carried out in Israel and around the world. The objectives of this year’s conference are manifold: developing the discourse of defense in cyberspace, the corporate and financial fields as well as in the field of critical infrastructures; enhancing cooperation among government bodies and institutions working in the field of cyberspace in Israel and the United States; exposing the Israeli cyberspace and technology market to foreign technological companies seeking to develop business with Israel and/or seeking to expose Israeli capabilities and technologies abroad; enhancing international cyberspace cooperation with friendly nations, etc. As is our custom every year, we offer those interested in cyberspace this unique publication, which brings together some of the products of cyberspace research and essays published by the INSS Cyber Security Program. The essays in this journal have been published in Military and Strategic Affairs and represent the efforts of INSS researchers and outside researchers working in tandem with its cyberspace program.
Gabi Siboni Editor

The Islamic State’s Strategy in Cyberspace 

Commercial and Industrial Cyber Espionage in Israel 

A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Cyber Information Sharing

Developments in Iranian Cyber Warfare 2013-2014 

Are Cyber Weapons Effective Military Tools? 

The Effect of Cyberwar Technologies on Force Buildup: The Israeli Case 

Cyber Weapons and International Stability: New Destabilization Threats Require New Security Doctrines

Cyber Defense from “Reduction in Asymmetrical Information” Strategies