Cyberspace and Violent Non-State Groups: Uses, Capabilities, and Threats

For the US armed forces, cyberspace—defined by DoD as “a global domain within the information environment ”—is more than just a medium for communication. It is increasingly understood as a realm for war-fighting.1 Cyberwarfare, according to two leading students of the subject, includes the denial of services central to an adversary’s military operations, “from logistics support to actual warfighting systems, and might [also] include rapid, coordinated attacks to deny network connectivity.”