For many years, researchers, analysts, opinion leaders and pundits had debated whether actions in and through cyberspace would constitute war and whether the use of cyber technologies in warfare was inevitable. Now, in the 2020s, it has become clear that cyber activities play a role in strategic conflicts around the world and have the potential to become increasingly prominent as new technologies are developed. The handbook addresses the key ways in which cyber is impacting conflict and warfare, exploring topics and debates that speak to salient issues for security affairs and will potentially shape the context in which cyber is used in future conflicts. Although many books have addressed several aspects of cybersecurity and cyber conflict in the past, this volume provides greater attention to the conflict and warfare aspects of the subject, and it does so using the multifaceted perspectives of an array of scholars and experts from around the world, exploring the interdisciplinarity of the topic, and highlighting current and future debates, as well as avenues for future research. The handbook is a must-have resource for anyone interested in cyber conflict, cyber security, and the future of warfare.

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Nicholas Michael Sambaluk is an Associate Professor at the US Air War College, its 2024 Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft Research Chair, and the author or editor of eight books on strategy, technology, and military history. His first book, The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security (Naval Institute, 2015), won the Air Force Historical Foundation's book of the year award and was included in the National Security Space Professional Reading List for 2021. His Myths and Realities of Cyber Warfare (Praeger, 2020, reprinted by Bloomsbury Academic, 2023) resulted in special recognition by the Air Force Association. His most recent monograph, Building Dutch Air Power in World War II (McFarland, 2025), explores a case of airpower as an instrument of both warfighting and coalition-making. Sambaluk, who has previously taught at the United States Military Academy and at Purdue University, is especially interested in the use of technology to fight wars and advance strategic interests.