Surviving cyberwar / Richard Stiennon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stiennon, Richard, 1959-

Contributor:

Charles H. Maxson Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information warfare--United States.

Information warfare.

United States.

Cyberterrorism--United States--Prevention.

Cyberterrorism.

Cyberterrorism--Prevention.

Cyberspace--Security measures.

Cyberspace.

Computer networks--Security measures--United States.

Computer networks.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

Physical Description:

ix, 170 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Government Institutes, 2010.

Summary:

Military and intelligence leaders agree that the next major war is not likely to be fought on the battleground but in cyber space. The author argues the era of cyber warfare has already begun. Recent cyber attacks on United States government departments and the Pentagon corroborate this claim. China has compromised email servers at the German Chancellery, Whitehall, and the Pentagon. In August 2008, Russia launched a cyber attack against Georgia that was commensurate with their invasion of South Ossetia. This was the first time that modern cyber attacks were used in conjunction with a physical attack. Every day, thousands of attempts are made to hack into America's critical infrastructure. These attacks, if successful, could have devastating consequences. In this book the author introduces cyberwar, outlines an effective defense against cyber threats, and explains how to prepare for future attacks. He also examines the cyber threats and where they come from, explains how defensive technologies can be used to counter cyber attacks and to secure American infrastructure, considers the major recent cyber attacks that have taken place around the world, discusses the implications of such attacks, and offers solutions to the vulnerabilities that made these attacks possible. The book begins with Shawn Carpenter and his discovery that China had hacked into his work place, Sandia Labs. It follows the rise of cyber espionage on the part of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) as increasingly sophisticated and overt attacks are carried out against government and military networks around the world. It moves from cyber espionage to cyberwar itself, revealing the rise of distributed denial of service (DDoS) as a means of attacking servers, websites, and countries. It provides a historical perspective on technology and warfare is provided, drawing on lessons learned from Sun Tsu to Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, and finishes by considering how major democracies are preparing for cyberwar and predicts ways that a new era of cyber conflict is going to impact the Internet, privacy, and the way the world works. This text is a stimulating and informative look at one of the gravest threats to Homeland Security today, offering new insights to technologists on the front lines, helping policy makers understand the challenges they face, and providing guidance for every organization to help reduce exposure to cyber threats.

Contents:

Titan rain and Shawn Carpenter

The red wars

Countering cyber espionage

Toppling e-mail servers

The Pentagon

Geopolitical cyber hot spots

DDoS defense

Crowd sourcing cyber attacks

Oh Estonia

Cyberwar cuts a swath through Eastern Europe

Georgia: the first cyberwar

Conflict causes change

Four pillars of cyberwar

Cyber preparedness

Repercussions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-164) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.

ISBN:

9781605906744

1605906743

9781605906881

1605906883

9781605906751

1605906751

OCLC:

612344596

Publisher Number:

99939497728