Ethics and Cyber Warfare
The Quest for Responsible Security in the Age of Digital Warfare
George Lucas
Reviews and Awards
"Accessible, lucid, and brimming with insight, members of the academic, military, and intelligence communities would do well to read it carefully." -- Ethics and International Affairs
"...a convincing case for relying on incrementalism and experience. Essential." -- Choice
"There is no more 21st century issue, in both its technology and complexity, than cybersecurity. And yet the conversation around it is too often simplistic and stuck in the past. In this new book, George Lucas helps turn the tide. He lays out the critical new legal and ethical issues, in war, in peace, and in that fuzzy space in between, providing much needed depth and nuance. A valuable resource for those interested in the crucial new areas where technology, war, and ethics cross." -- Peter W. Singer, Strategist at New America and author of Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know and Ghost Fleet
"This highly engaging book raises new and important issues relating to cyber warfare ethics that deserve our thoughtful attention." -- Dorothy E. Denning, Distinguished Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and author of Information Warfare and Security
"In this remarkably clear, succinct, and engaging narrative, George Lucas illuminates the bewildering terrain in which cyberwars are already being waged... With a deep appreciation for the history and foundations of military ethics, George Lucas is uniquely positioned to address controversies surrounding the various approaches to manage the dangers cyber warfare poses to humanity. In his extremely able hands, ethics does not function as rationalizations for actions after the fact, but rather serves as the application of a 'sound strategy' toward combating the cyber insecurity that haunts those charged to safeguard the public." -- Wendell Wallach, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Yale University, author of A Dangerous Master: How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control
"Lucas proposes a foundation on which future ethics can be developed. Citing a variety of well-known authorities, he makes a convincing case for relying on incrementalism and experience...Summing Up: Essential. All readership levels." --CHOICE