Cyberatak w świetle międzynarodowego prawa humanitarnego konfliktów zbrojnych
Cyberattack in the context of international humanitarian law of armed conflicts

Summary/Abstract: Countries are investing more and more resources in developing offensive and defensive capabilities in cyberspace. This is mainly caused by an increasing number of cyberattacks directed against both civilians and states. The subject of this article is an attempt to find a definition of a cyberattack in the existing international humanitarian law of armed conflicts, with particular emphasis on the specificity of cyberspace. The concept of cyberattack includes similarities with the concept of attack consolidated in international law. Differences in cybernetic space, however, introduce dissonance in terms of understanding the cyberattack and the possibility of applying to cyberattack existing legal norms. These factors, on the other hand, have or may have a direct or indirect impact on the security and rights of the civilians.

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