Cyber Conflicts: Quiz 4 - Cyberwarfare and International Law

The quiz for this week is also easy and interesting. This is easy to solve, however, if you require any help let me know in the comment.



1. What does the terminology jus ad bellum refer to?

• Acronym that identifies specific international war treaties
• Principles that can be used to justify going to war
• Principles used to include laws of war into cyber security
• Laws adopted in the East and West for cyber warfare

2. Jus ad bellum principles are included in the following document:

• International Arms Conflict Law
• Rights to go to War Law
• Laws of International Conflicts
• Humanitarian Law of the UN
• United Nations Charter

3. International Humanitarian Law prohibits countries from deciding to enter a war that causes considerable damage.

• True
• False

4. One of the main issues with cyberwarfare is that there is _____________ in the _____________ of attacks.

• espionage; majority
• data theft; minority
• ambiguity; attribution
• simplicity; majority

5. Select the types of attacks in which attribution has been a prevalent problem:

• Attacks through the Internet
• Attacks through malware preloaded in hardware/software
• Attacks breaking confidence building measures
• Cyberterrorist attacks on critical infrastructure
• None of the above

6. What is an important reason for difficulties in international agreement on cyber security?

• Differences in legal norms
• Different definitions of crime
• Lack of agreement on data access
• Jourisdicational boundaries and sovereingty
• All of the above

7. What is the main point of contention regarding the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime?

• Computer and data access for countries across jurisdictional lines
• Cooperation to address attacks over country lines
• The inclusion of Russia and Japan as potential disruptors for the agreement
• None of the above

8. Although attribution it is difficult, style of coding, hints about original language of hackers, purpose of attack and other analytical techniques allow us to make good educated guesses about source of attacks.

• False
• True

9. Below are typical actions to establish Confidence Building Measures, except:

• Establishing prohibited weapons/targets
• Exchange of personnel and joint exercises
• Free movement of citizens
• Exchange of information about assets
• Communication mechanisms

10. All below are types of measures that can be used for confidence building, except:

• Transparency
• Constraint
• Juridification
• Verification
• Communication