How did John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt help popularize the term cyberwar?
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U.S. Air Force personnel updating antivirus software for protection against cyberspace hackers, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 2010.
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, researchers for the RAND Corporation, were instrumental in popularizing the term "cyberwar" through their 1993 landmark article, "Cyberwar Is Coming!," published in the journal Comparative Strategy.1
By introducing this concept in their academic work, they helped frame the discourse around how war could be conducted in and from computers and the networks connecting them. Their research highlighted the strategic implications of cyberspace as a domain for conflict between states, distinguishing it from other activities like cybercrime or espionage.1