From the defacement of a French TV programme’s website to the attack on Georgia, there are hundreds of cyber incidents that could be classified as cyber warfare. The purpose of this essay is to argue why a particular cyber incident is chosen to research further for the final assessment.For this assessment task you will write an essay on the following:Selection of cyber incident to researchThe primary ideas you should address in this essay are:- How is the chosen incident an example of cyber warfare?- By what definition/authority? Are there sufficient scholarly and contemporary reporting resources to fully research the incident?- What is lacking in the literature that supports the need to research and report the incident?- What resources will be used to gather more research?RationaleThis assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:• be able to discuss and analyse trends in cyber warfare and terrorism and the increasing impact of such events on the security landscape.• be able to compare and contrast the different types of cyber security threats, including cyber terrorism, cyber crime, and cyber warfare.• be able to distinguish between private, corporate, and national cyber attack events and their motivations.This assignment is intended to:• Demonstrate understanding of the importance of cyber incidents and attribution in the study of cyber warfare• Demonstrate your ability to pick a topic and provide a reasoned, well thought out argument for researching it.
