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      Marin IvezicDecember 2, 1999

      Cyber-Kinetic Attacks: Safeguarding the Physical World from Digital Threats

      Cyber-kinetic attacks are not science fiction but an emerging reality, as early incidents and government exercises have shown. This paper introduced the term to crystallize the concept that digital attacks can have deadly real-world effects. We have outlined how the rise of connected cyber-physical systems demands a commensurate evolution in security thinking, education, and policy. Moving forward, stakeholders must treat cyber-kinetic security with the urgency…

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