Introduction to cyber-warfare : a multidisciplinary approach / Paulo Shakarian, Jana Shakarian, Andrew Ruef ; foreword by Sushil Jajodia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakarian, Paulo.

Shakarian, Jana, author.

Ruef, Andrew, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information warfare--Case studies.

Information warfare.

Cyberterrorism.

Cyberspace--Security measures.

Cyberspace.

Computer crimes.

Data protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 318 pages) : illustrations (some color), map

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam [Netherlands] : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, an imprint of Elsevier, 2013.

Waltham, MA : Syngress, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach, written by experts on the front lines, gives you an insider's look into the world of cyber-warfare through the use of recent case studies. The book examines the issues related to cyber warfare not only from a computer science perspective but from military, sociological, and scientific perspectives as well. You'll learn how cyber-warfare has been performed in the past as well as why various actors rely on this new means of warfare and what steps can be taken to prevent it.Provides a multi-disciplinary approach t

Contents:

Front Cover; Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; References; Biography; Chapter 1: Cyber Warfare: Here and Now; What Is Cyber War?; Is Cyber War a Credible Threat?; Attribution, Deception, and Intelligence; Origin; Structure; Purpose; Information Assurance; References; Part: I Cyber Attack; Chapter 2: Political Cyber Attack Comes of Age in 2007; Reliance on Information as a Vulnerability; Rudimentary but Effective: Denial of Service; Leaving Unwanted Messages: Web Site Defacement; Tools for Denial of Service

The Difficulty of Assigning Blame: Why Attribution Is Tough in a DDoS AttackEstonia Is Hit by Cyber Attacks; The Estonian Government ́s Response; The End of the Attacks; General Response to DDoS; Summary; Suggested Further Reading; References; Chapter 3: How Cyber Attacks Augmented Russian Military Operations; The 2008 Russian Cyber Campaign Against Georgia; What Is Interesting About the Russian Cyber Campaign; Objectives of the Attack; Coordination with Conventional Forces; Reconnaissance and Preparation; Attribution; Preparing for a Cyber-Capable Adversary

Cyber as a Battlefield Operating SystemThe Cyber Aspect of the Area of Interest; Cyber Reconnaissance and Surveillance (R&S); Summary; Suggested Further Reading; References; Chapter 4: When Who Tells the Best Story Wins: Cyber and Information Operations in the Middle East; Hijacking Noncombatant Civilian IP Addresses to Help the War Effort: The Israel-Hezbollah ``July War ́ ́ of 2006; The Information Operations of Hezbollah; Hezbollah Hijacks IP Addresses; Civilians in the Cyber Melee: Operation Cast Lead; IO and Cyber Warfare in the 2008 Israel-Hamas War; Summary; Suggested Further Reading

ReferencesChapter 5: Limiting Free Speech on the Internet: Cyber Attack Against Internal Dissidents in Iran and Russia; DDoS as a Censorship Tool: Why Dissident Groups Are Inherently Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks; Silencing Novaya Gazeta and Other Russian Dissidents; Moving to LiveJournal; Possible Motivation for the 2011 DDoS; The Optima/Darkness Botnet; The ``March(es) of Millions ́ ́; Iran-How the 2009 Elections Led to Aggressive Cyber Operations; The 2009 Elections; The Iranian Cyber Army (ICA); ICA: Beyond Domain Name Hijacking; Who Controls the ICA?; Alleged Iranian Botnet Strikes

The Iranian Cyber PoliceSummary; References; Chapter 6: Cyber Attacks by Nonstate Hacking Groups: The Case of Anonymous and Its Affiliates; ``Chaotic ́ ́ Beginnings: The Chaos Computer Club, CCC; The Roots of the Anon-4chan, 7chan, and Other Message Boards; How We Are Influenced by 4chan: Memes; Anonymous-On Image, Structure, and Motivation; Anonymous-External Connections and Spin Offs; Your Security Is a Joke: LulzSec; Anonymous ́ Modus Operandi; Targeting Governments, Corporations, and Individuals: Notable Hacks on Anonymous; Habbo Hotel Raids; Internet Vigilantism; Project Chanology

Arab Spring

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780124079267

0124079261

OCLC:

858926165