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Arms Control 2.0: Updating The Cyberweapon Arms Control Framework, Evan Mulbry
Arms Control 2.0: Updating The Cyberweapon Arms Control Framework, Evan Mulbry
Michigan Technology Law Review
This Note analyzes multiple problems with the existing arms control framework for cyberweapons as well as surveillance technology and calls for four specific areas of reform. First, the existing framework does not specifically enumerate the software controlled under existing arms control treaties, which can lead to gaps in international export control compliance. Cyberweapons should be enumerated with greater specificity to prevent confusing and disjointed implementation by states. Second, the divide between Wassenaar and Shanghai Cooperation Organization conceptions of what constitutes a cyberweapon reduces the effectiveness of international control because nations do not share an agreed upon cyberweapon definition. States should …