Cyber warfare : a reference handbook / Paul J. Springer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Springer, Paul J.

Series:

Contemporary world issues.

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Computer crimes.

Cyberspace operations (Military science)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cyberspace operations (Military science).

Cyberspace--Security measures--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cyberspace.

Cyberterrorism--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cyberterrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 340 pages) : illustrations.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Other Title:

Cyberwarfare, a reference handbook

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely handbook traces the development of cyber capabilities from their roots in information warfare and cryptology to their potential military application in combat.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright ; Contents; Preface; 1: Background and History; Information as a Tool of War; The Role of Communications in Modern Warfare; Early Attempts at Encryption; Direct Observation Techniques; The Creation of Cyberspace; The Cyber Attacks Begin; Cyber Enabling in the Nuclear Middle East; Preparations for Infrastructure Cyber Attacks; Russian Hacktivists and National Pride; The Chinese Approach to Irregular Warfare; The Current State of Cyber War; References; 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions; Is a Cyber War Possible?; Cyber as a Military Domain

Cyber StrategyInstruments of National Power; Cyber Crime, Cyber Espionage, Cyberterrorism; The Problem of Attribution; People and Paranoia; Cyber Ethics; References; 3: Perspectives; Escalation in Cyberspace; Conclusions; Training Tomorrow's Cyber Warriors; Cyber Warfare in the Professional Military Education System; Waging e-Jihad; The Relationship between Space and Cyber Assets; References; 4: Profiles; Alexander, Keith B.; Alperovitch, Dmitri; Anonymous; Carpenter, Shawn; Carr, Jeffrey; Clarke, Richard Alan; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Defense Information Systems Agency (U.S.)FireEye, Inc.; Google, Inc.; Hayden, Michael; Kaspersky, Yevgeniy "Eugene" Valentinovich; Libicki, Martin; Mandiant; McAfee, Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; Mitnick, Kevin; National Security Agency; NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence; People's Liberation Army Unit 61398 (China); Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui; RAND Corporation; Rogers, Michael S.; Russian Business Network (RBN); Snowden, Edward; Symantec Corporation; Syrian Electronic Army; Tenenbaum, Ehud "Udi"; U.S. Cyber Command; WikiLeaks; References; 5: Documents

Excerpts from the North Atlantic Treaty (1949)Remarks of President Barack Obama on Securing the Nation's Cyber Infrastructure,Washington, D.C., May 29, 2009; Excerpts of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Internet Freedom, Washington, D.C., January 21, 2010; Excerpts from the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, Draft, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, 2010; Excerpts of "International Strategy for Cyberspace," May 2011; Excerpts of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Cybersecurity, October 11, 2012

Excerpts from U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Science Board, Task Force Report: "Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber Threat," January 2013Statement of General Keith B. Alexander, Commander, United States Cyber Command, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, March 12, 2013; 6: Resources; Print Resources; Nonprint Resources; 7: Chronology; Glossary; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400636486

9798216070542

9781786844453

1786844451

9781610694445

1610694449

OCLC:

903358513