Review of "Age of Deception": Making the Case for Cyber Operations as Intelligence, Not Warfare
By
David S. Kris
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
A review of Jon Lindsay's book "Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft" (Cornell, 2025), which argues that cyber operations predominantly serve intelligence functions rather than warfighting in a new domain. The article reflects on the historical debate within the Pentagon and Air Force about whether to treat cyber operations as intelligence or warfare, and sides with Lindsay's perspective that cybersecurity is driven by a "logic of deception" rooted in intelligence and statecraft.
Key quotes
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Since cybersecurity is driven by the 'logic of deception'...
Greg Rattray and I had to help the Air Force to 'normalize' cyber and other information operations.
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