# International Committee of the Red Cross **Entity class:** Organization or company **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Organization cited for international humanitarian-law obligations relevant to civilians in cyber conflict. The article treats those obligations as part of the professional competence required for private participation. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Cyber Privateer|Cyber Privateer]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Commercialized State-Grade Intrusion|Commercialized State-Grade Intrusion]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#X. Mercenary Spyware and the Intrusion Tier|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — X. Mercenary Spyware and the Intrusion Tier]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [ICRC, International Humanitarian Law and the Growing Involvement of Civilians in Cyber Operations and Other Digital Activities.](https://www.icrc.org/en/publication/ihl-and-growing-involvement-civilians-cyber-operations-and-other-digital-activities)