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This chapter examines how computer hardware and software can be weaponized. It draws analogies with other items of common use and shows how, why, and by whom cyber technology is weaponization. It concludes with a discussion of the implications for policy and ramifications for practice.
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It is presumed that Israel has nuclear weapons, but this has not been established with any certainly.
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The term kill chain is used in the military. It refers to the attack process, or a chain of events and decisions. The process comprises: (1) identifying a target; (2) determining its location or position; (3) decision whether to attack; (4) and either standing-down, observing further, and/or using the data for intelligence, or to attack the target. Viewed in reverse, if an opposition’s kill chain can be disrupted, the theory is that a successful attack is not possible.
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Prunckun, H. (2018). Weaponization of Computers. In: Prunckun, H. (eds) Cyber Weaponry. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74107-9_1
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