@misc{182,
  title = {Dual-use in volunteer operations? Attitudes of computer science students regarding the establishment of a cyber security volunteer force},
  abstract = {The digitalisation of critical infrastructure has increased the risk of large-scale cyber incidents. In contrast to the management of conventional emergencies by established civil protection organisations involving volunteers in Germany, few response capacities exist for these events. The concept of a volunteer force for cyber security could close this protection gap. However, such involvement also poses practical and ethical challenges. By conducting interviews with computer science students (N = 11), this paper analyses potential volunteers’ attitudes towards ethical implications of a cyber volunteer force, as well as practical aspects that might motivate or hinder their participation. A qualitative content analysis reveals that students are largely unaware of potential dilemmas connected to vulnerabilities handling and national cybersecurity interests. Ethical guidelines and means of motivating and encouraging potential volunteers are discussed.},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {sciendo},
  url = {https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/611034/4/9788366675896.pdf#page=69},
  doi = {10.3929/ethz-b-000611034},
  note = {While the findings cannot be generalised due to the small
unrepresentative sample, the study contributes first insights
related to volunteering in cases of IT incidents from potential volunteers’ perspectives and interesting aspects that should be explored in larger studies and compared with attitudes of IT security professionals. We derive implications for aspects that could be used to motivate potential volunteers to participate and suggest misconceptions and fears that should be addressed.},
}