Striking back : the end of peace in cyberspace - and how to restore it / Lucas Kello.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kello, Lucas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security. .

Cyberspace--Security measures.

Cyberspace.

Hacking.

Western countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Faced with relentless technological aggression that imperils democracy, how can Western nations fight back? Before the cyber age, foreign interference in democratic politics played out in a comparatively narrow arena. The rapid expansion of cyberspace has radically altered this situation. The hacking activities of Russian military agents in the 2016 US presidential election and other major incidents demonstrate the sophisticated offensive strategies pursued by geopolitical adversaries. The West is winning the technology race – yet losing the larger contest over cybersecurity. Lucas Kello reveals the failures of present policy to prevent cyberattacks and other forms of technological aggression. Drawing upon case studies and interviews with decision-makers, he develops a bold new approach: a concentrated and coordinated response strategy that targets adversaries’ interests and so recaptures the initiative.Striking Back provides an original solution to national security challenges in our era of intense technological rivalry.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION The Evolving Menace of Technological Aggression

1 TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Lessons for Our Times

2 CYBER LEGALISM The Limits of Law and Norms

3 CHALLENGER STATES Revisionism in the International System

4 RUSSIA AND NEW TECHNOLOGICAL THREATS TO DEMOCRACY

5 CHINA AND CYBERSPACE The Rising Technological Hegemon

6 THE DIMENSIONS OF CURRENT STRATEGY To Deter or Not to Deter?

7 PUNCTUATED DETERRENCE How to Strike Back

8 WHAT KIND OF NATO? Punctuated Deterrence in Practice

9 DATA EMBASSIES AND STATE CONTINUITY The Return of Denial?

10 CONCLUSION A Partial Restoration of Peace

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-25253-6

OCLC:

1341443065