Red cross 45, 46, 72-73 (2003): KNUT DORMANN, APPLICABILITY OF THE ADDFIION.AL PROTOCOLS TO
COMPUTER NETWORK ATTACKS (2004), http://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/apphcabilityofihltocna.pdf [https://perma.cc/7WPE-MHJZI (archived Dec, 19, 2016),
(109.) Definition of
Computer Network Attack, DEP'T OF DEF.
Silver, "
Computer Network Attack as a Use of Force under Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter," in Naval War College International Law Studies 76;
Computer Network Attack and International Law, ed.
Schmitt,
Computer Network Attack and the Use of Force in International Law: Thoughts on a Normative Framework, 37 COLUM.
(2)
Computer Network Attack is defined by the Department of Defense
(76.) See, for example, Marco Benatar, 'The Use of Cyber Force: Need for Legal justification?' (2009) 3 Goettingen Journal of International Law 375; Daniel Silver, '
Computer Network Attack as a Use of Force under Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charier' (2002) 76 International Legal Studies 73.
[42] As Commander, USCYBERCOM, General Alexander is responsible to plan, execute and manage forces for coordinating Department of Defense
computer network attack (CNA) and computer network defense (CND) as directed by US Strategic Command.
Computer Network Attack (CNA) Capabilities, was promulgated on May 13,
(13.) Knut Dormann,
Computer network attack and international humanitarian law, INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS, May 19, 2001, para.
Indeed, such a safe harbor would align the interests of military and civilian policymakers on the common goal of protecting critical infrastructure from a
computer network attack originating in China, whether instigating by the People's Liberation Army or so-called "black-hat" hackers.
Distinctions between crime, terrorism and war tend to blur when attempting to describe a
computer network attack (CNA) in ways that parallel the physical world.
Session Two will focus on Normalization
Computer Network Attack (CNA) as a Legitimate Tool of War.