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Title: HOW CYBER WARFARE CONTROLS MODERN-DAY CROSS-BORDER POLITICS
Authors: Abhinav Chaudhary
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Abhinav Chaudhary Delhi, India
MLA 8 Chaudhary, Abhinav. "HOW CYBER WARFARE CONTROLS MODERN-DAY CROSS-BORDER POLITICS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 10, Oct. 2022, pp. 3314-3334, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i10.008. Accessed Oct. 2022. APA 6 Chaudhary, A. (2022, October). HOW CYBER WARFARE CONTROLS MODERN-DAY CROSS-BORDER POLITICS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(10), 3314-3334. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i10.008 Chicago Chaudhary, Abhinav. "HOW CYBER WARFARE CONTROLS MODERN-DAY CROSS-BORDER POLITICS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 10 (October 2022), 3314-3334. Accessed October, 2022. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i10.008.
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ABSTRACT: Cyber warfare allows a nation to weaken, disrupt and destroy enemy nations by attacking them in cyberspace without putting any actual human lives on the line. Today, all systems and individuals have become interconnected and interdependent to a point never imaginable before. Further, the military’s reliance on computers and network systems has also increased exponentially. While this interdependence and interconnectivity provide various workflow advantages, it also makes these networks a ripe target for cyber attacks. These attacks are capable of disrupting a nation’s most critical civilian systems namely communication, finance, healthcare, transportation, etc. as well as military systems. These matters concerning national security have made cyberspace a subject of high political importance. Cyber-attacks and cyber-warfare have entered the arsenal of modern warfare and being preemptive by setting up enhanced defenses against these attacks is our only option. This research paper aims to analyze and document various instances of cyber warfare in the past years. This analysis will help us define what cyber warfare is and its extent. We stand to learn the various approaches taken by different governments to orchestrate such an attack. Further, we’ll try to understand the strategies put in place by various current governments of the world trying to shield themselves from such an attack. Lastly, we’ll look into how the advent of cyber warfare will change the world in years to come forcing governing agencies of the world to come up with laws or a single autonomous body to stop cyber warfare.

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