Cyberwarfare: Definition and Debates

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What is cyberwarfare?

The use of cyber attacks against an enemy state causing comparable harm to actual warfare

Why is there significant debate among experts regarding the definition of cyberwarfare?

Because it's a misnomer as no cyber attacks to date could be described as a war

Which countries have active cyber capabilities for offensive and defensive operations?

United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, Israel, Iran, and North Korea

What was observed on 5 May 2019 in relation to cyberwarfare?

<p>Kinetic military action used in response to a cyber-attack resulting in the loss of human life</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the term 'cyberwarfare' considered ambiguous?

<p>Because the scale and protracted nature of war is unlikely to be met by cyber operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

Data communication can only occur over copper wires and optical fibers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Analog transmission conveys information using a continuous signal which varies in amplitude, phase, or some other property

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Passband transmission uses a limited set of continuously varying waveforms to represent messages

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the most common definition of digital signal, only baseband signals are considered as digital transmission

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Digital-to-analog conversion is a form of passband transmission of digital data

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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