Cyberstratégie
L'art de la guerre numérique
An early French military-strategic treatment of cyberspace as a theatre of operations — doctrine, deterrence and the determinants of a national cyber policy — by a French officer and strategist.
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- Authors
- Bertrand Boyer
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nuvis
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- French
Read this if
Readers interested in the strategic and military dimension of cyber: doctrine, statecraft, deterrence, and how cyberspace fits into conflict. Strong on the French/European strategic perspective often missing from US-centric accounts.
Skip this if
Technically-minded readers wanting attacks or defence; this is strategy and doctrine, not tooling. As a 2012 book, some examples predate the last decade of cyber-conflict.
Key takeaways
- A foundational French-language text on cyber as a domain of warfare and statecraft, not as a technical discipline.
- Brings a French/European strategic lens to a conversation usually dominated by American voices.
- From 2012, so read it for doctrine and framing rather than current events — pair with newer reporting for the post-2014 era.
Notes
One of the early French works to treat cyber seriously as strategy. Read it alongside the English cyber-warfare narratives (Sandworm, Countdown to Zero Day) for the events, and this for the doctrine and the continental perspective.
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