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Ethics behind cyber warfare: A study of Arab citizens awareness
2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Science, Technology and Engineering, ETHICS 2014
  • Nedaa Baker Al Barghuthi, University of Sharjah
  • Huwida Said, Zayed University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
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.
Disciplines
Keywords
  • cyber army,
  • cyber attack,
  • cyber security,
  • cyber warfare,
  • defense,
  • ethics,
  • offence
Scopus ID
84929244003
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1109/ETHICS.2014.6893402
Citation Information
Nedaa Baker Al Barghuthi and Huwida Said. "Ethics behind cyber warfare: A study of Arab citizens awareness" 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Science, Technology and Engineering, ETHICS 2014 (2014) - 7
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/huwida-said/16/