Ethics behind cyber warfare: A study of Arab citizens awareness

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Science, Technology and Engineering, ETHICS 2014

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

© 2014 IEEE. Persisting to ignore the consequences of Cyber Warfare will bring severe concerns to all people. Hackers and governments alike should understand the barriers of which their methods take them. Governments use Cyber Warfare to give them a tactical advantage over other countries, defend themselves from their enemies or to inflict damage upon their adversaries. Hackers use Cyber Warfare to gain personal information, commit crimes, or to reveal sensitive and beneficial intelligence. Although both methods can provide ethical uses, the equivalent can be said at the other end of the spectrum. Knowing and comprehending these devices will not only strengthen the ability to detect these attacks and combat against them but will also provide means to divulge despotic government plans, as the outcome of Cyber Warfare can be worse than the outcome of conventional warfare. The paper discussed the concept of ethics and reasons that led to use information technology in military war, the effects of using cyber war on civilians, the legality of the cyber war and ways of controlling the use of information technology that may be used against civilians. This research uses a survey methodology to overlook the awareness of Arab citizens towards the idea of cyber war, provide findings and evidences of ethics behind the offensive cyber warfare. Detailed strategies and approaches should be developed in this aspect. The author recommended urging the scientific and technological research centers to improve the security and develop defending systems to prevent the use of technology in military war against civilians.

ISBN

9781479949922

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Last Page

7

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

cyber army, cyber attack, cyber security, cyber warfare, defense, ethics, offence

Scopus ID

84929244003

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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