ABSTRACT
In considering the current international discussion concerning state conduct in cyberspace the concept of confidence-building measures (CBMs) is frequently invoked. International institutions like people are often most comfortable with ideas or practices that have been in their purview for some time. Leading multilateral inter-governmental organizations, such as the United Nations at the global level, as well as regional organizations, notably the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), have considerable experience with CBMs in the context of international security and it is not surprising that they have had recourse to them in addressing radically new forms of problematic state behaviour in the cyber sphere.
