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A model for characterizing cyberpower. / Venables, Adrian; Shaikh, Siraj; Shuttleworth, James.
Critical Infrastructure Protection. Vol. 9 USA: Springer, 2015. p. 3-16.

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Venables, A, Shaikh, S & Shuttleworth, J 2015, A model for characterizing cyberpower. in Critical Infrastructure Protection. vol. 9, Springer, USA, pp. 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26567-4_1

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Venables, A., Shaikh, S., & Shuttleworth, J. (2015). A model for characterizing cyberpower. In Critical Infrastructure Protection (Vol. 9, pp. 3-16). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26567-4_1

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Venables A, Shaikh S, Shuttleworth J. A model for characterizing cyberpower. In Critical Infrastructure Protection. Vol. 9. USA: Springer. 2015. p. 3-16 Epub 2015 Nov 21. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26567-4_1

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Venables, Adrian ; Shaikh, Siraj ; Shuttleworth, James. / A model for characterizing cyberpower. Critical Infrastructure Protection. Vol. 9 USA : Springer, 2015. pp. 3-16

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