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Cyber Weaponry : Issues and Implications of Digital Arms / edited by Henry Prunckun.

Springer Nature - Springer Law and Criminology eBooks 2018 English International Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Prunckun, Henry., Editor.
Series:
Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications, 1613-5113
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Public safety.
Security, International.
Computer security.
Management information systems.
Computer crimes.
Politics and war.
Crime Control and Security.
International Security Studies.
Systems and Data Security.
Business IT Infrastructure.
Cybercrime.
Military and Defence Studies.
Local Subjects:
Crime Control and Security.
International Security Studies.
Systems and Data Security.
Business IT Infrastructure.
Cybercrime.
Military and Defence Studies.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (206 pages)
Edition:
1st ed. 2018.
Place of Publication:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Summary:
There is little doubt that cyber-space has become the battle space for confrontations. However, to conduct cyber operations, a new armory of weapons needs to be employed. No matter how many, or how sophisticated an aggressor’s kinetic weapons are, they are useless in cyber-space. This book looks at the milieu of the cyber weapons industry, as well as the belligerents who use cyber weapons. It discusses what distinguishes these hardware devices and software programs from computer science in general. It does this by focusing on specific aspects of the topic—contextual issues of why cyber-space is the new battleground, defensive cyber weapons, offensive cyber weapons, dual-use weapons, and the implications these weapons systems have for practice. Contrary to popular opinion, the use of cyber weapons is not limited to nation states; though this is where the bulk of news reporting focuses. The reality is that there isn’t a sector of the political-economy that is immune to cyber skirmishes. So, this book looks at cyber weapons not only by national security agencies and the military, but also by law enforcement, and the business sector—the latter includes administrations termed non-government organisations (NGOs). This book offers study material suitable for a wide-ranging audience—students, professionals, researchers, policy officers, and ICT specialists.
Contents:
Dedication
Forward by David Irvine
Preface
About the Study Questions
Acknowledgment
Weaponization of Computer
Human Nature and Cyber Weaponry: use of Denial and Deception in Cyber Counterintelligence.- The Human Element: The 'Trigger' on Cyber Weapons
Cyber Defence for IMGs and NGOs Using Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
Drinking from a Fire Hydrant: Information Overload as a Cyber Weapon
Archer's Stakes in Cyber Space: Methods to Analyze Force Advantage.- The Rule of Law: Controlling Cyber Weapons
Double-Edged Sword: Dual-Purpose Cyber Security Methods
"Who Was that Masked Man?": System Penetrations;Friend or Foe?
Development and Proliferation of Offensive Weapons in Cyber-Security; T. Herr
No Smoking Gun: Cyber Weapons and Drug Traffickers
Autonomous Weapons: Terminator-Esque Software Design
Warfare of the Future
Researching Cyber Weapons: An Enumerative Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index.
ISBN:
3-319-74107-1

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