1st Edition

Moving Target Defense and Cybersecurity Institutional Design, Deterrence and Proactive Cyber-Defense

By Olusegun Anthony Ofongo Copyright 2027
208 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines Moving Target Defense (MTD) as a strategic and institutional response to the weaknesses of static cyber defence in democratic states. Using Canada as the principal empirical case, and drawing comparisons with the United States, the UK and Australia, the book argues that adaptive denial is a governance problem before it is a technological one. It develops a framework for... Read more

PART I   Cyber Conflict, Theory, and the Comparative Frame  1   Introduction: Moving Target Defense and the Problem of Proactive Cyber Defense  2   Conceptual Foundations: Moving Target Defense, Cyber Strategy, and Deterrence by Denial  PART II   Evidence, Governance, and the Canadian Case  3   Comparative Governance of Proactive Cyber Defense: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia  4   Canada's Strategic Imperatives for Moving Target Defense Implementation  5   Canada’s Institutional Landscape: Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Governance, and the Conditions for MTD Adoption  PART III   Strategy, Sovereignty, and Democratic Constraint  6   Moving Target Defense, Alliance Cooperation, and Digital Sovereignty  7   Conclusion: The Promise and Limits of Adaptive Cyber Defense in Democratic States

Biography

Olusegun Anthony Ofongo is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Cybersecurity Law and Policy at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, Canada. His expertise spans cybersecurity, cyber warfare, deterrence theory, intelligence and national security, foreign interference, critical infrastructure protection, and Moving Target Defense. His research has been supported by the University of Calgary and focuses on addressing emerging security challenges at the intersection of technology, policy, and national defense. He holds a PhD in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.