New Dimensions of Information Warfare / by Roberto Di Pietro, Simone Raponi, Maurantonio Caprolu, Stefano Cresci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Di Pietro, Roberto, Author.

Raponi, Simone., Author.

Caprolu, Maurantonio., Author.

Cresci, Stefano., Author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (SpringerNature-11645)

Advances in information security 2512-2193 ; 84

Advances in Information Security, 2512-2193 ; 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Data protection-Law and legislation.

Data protection.

Computer networks-Security measures.

Critical thinking.

Privacy.

Data and Information Security.

Mobile and Network Security.

Critical Thinking.

Local Subjects:

Privacy.

Data and Information Security.

Mobile and Network Security.

Critical Thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 251 pages) : 30 illustrations in color.

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book revises the strategic objectives of Information Warfare, interpreting them according to the modern canons of information age, focusing on the fabric of society, the economy, and critical Infrastructures. The authors build plausible detailed real-world scenarios for each entity, showing the related possible threats from the Information Warfare point of view. In addition, the authors dive into the description of the still open problems, especially when it comes to critical infrastructures, and the countermeasures that can be implemented, possibly inspiring further research in the domain. This book intends to provide a conceptual framework and a methodological guide, enriched with vivid and compelling use cases for the readers (e.g. technologists, academicians, military, government) interested in what Information Warfare really means, when its lenses are applied to current technology. Without sacrificing accuracy, rigor and, most importantly, the big picture of Information Warfare, this book dives into several relevant and up-to-date critical domains. The authors illustrate how finance (an always green target of Information Warfare) is intertwined with Social Media, and how an opponent could exploit these latter ones to reach its objectives. Also, how cryptocurrencies are going to reshape the economy, and the risks involved by this paradigm shift. Even more compelling is how the very fabric of society is going to be reshaped by technology, for instance how our democratic elections are exposed to risks that are even greater than what appears in the current public discussions. Not to mention how our Critical Infrastructure is becoming exposed to a series of novel threats, ranging from state-supported malware to drones. A detailed discussion of possible countermeasures and what the open issues are for each of the highlighted threats complete this book. This book targets a widespread audience that includes researchers and advanced level students studying and working in computer science with a focus on security. Military officers, government officials and professionals working in this field will also find this book useful as a reference.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Organization

Book structure

1. Information Disorder

The new social ecosystem

Threat: disinformation campaign

Attacks

Vaccine hesitancy

Immigration

Climate change

Public naivety

Alleged political scandals

Countermeasures

Low-quality information

Fake-news detection and removal

Credibility

Spreading truth

Datasets

Malicious actors

Social bots

Fake profiles

Astroturf

Spammers

Sock puppets

Political memes

New directions

Part

Economy

State-sponsored Cryptocurrency

Threat: Collapse of the cryptocurrencies

Attacks and countermeasures

Hash Functions

Open Issues

Scenario 2: Trust in the Computational Power

Threat: New Technologies

Scenario 3: Infrastructure

Attacks and Countermeasures

Towards a State-Sponsored Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Limitations

Develop a State-Sponsored Cryptocurrency

Scenario 1: Stock market forecasts

Threat: Information-based manipulation

A large attack surface

Open issues and future directions

Threat: Trade-based manipulation

Threat: Algorithm-based manipulation

Algorithms taking over

Loose cannons on the automation deck

Other countermeasures

Threat: Technological bias, divide, and monopoly

Scenario 3: Remote stock market

Threat: Attacks against availability

Threat: Work-from-home perils

Scenario 4: Complex financial networks

Threat: Systemic risk and cascading failures

Measures of systemic risk

Economics and finance approaches

Network approaches

Open issues and future directions. Part

Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure

Scenario: Cyber Warfare targeting Critical Infrastructures

Threat: Malware

Open Issues and Future Directions

Scenario: A new Cyber-Physical threat from the sky

Threat: Drones

Threat: outsourcing of security

Trust in the cloud

Security perimeter

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Technical side.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-60618-3

9783030606183

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