Introduction to cyber-warfare : a multidisciplinary approach /
Shakarian, Paulo.
Shakarian, Jana.
Ruef, Andrew.
Cyber Warfare has become a global problem threatening governments, corporations and individuals. This new domain of warfare is not only inhabited by governments such as China, Russia, Iran, and the United States, but a variety of other actors including insurgent groups like Hezbollah and Hamas as well as hacking groups such as Anonymous, LulzSec, and others. According to a recent analysis the global market for Cyber Warfare consulting, product development and protective services will reach a value of $15.9 billion in 2012. This in-depth text on cyber warfare, written by experts on the front lines, explores the cutting edge world of cyber-warfare including the following: Provides a multi-disciplinary approach to Cyber Warfare analyzing the information technology, military, policy, social, and scientific issues that are in play, Presents detailed case studies of cyber-attack including inter-state cyber-conflict (Russia-Estonia), cyber-attack as an element of an information operations strategy (Israel-Hezbollah,) cyber-attack as a tool against dissidents within a state (Russia, Iran); cyber-attack conducted by large, powerful, non-state hacking organizations such as Anonymous and LulzSec, and attacks directed against infrastructure such including water treatment plants, the power-grid and a detailed account on the Stuxent worm, Explores acts of cyber-warfare against industry including those against Aramco, Google, and others as well as the state-of-the-art in intelligence-gathering malware platforms including Duqu, Flame, and Gauss as well as how social media such as Facebook and Linkedln are also leveraged for this purpose.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cyber Warfare has become a global problem threatening governments, corporations and individuals. This new domain of warfare is not only inhabited by governments such as China, Russia, Iran, and the United States, but a variety of other actors including insurgent groups like Hezbollah and Hamas as well as hacking groups such as Anonymous, LulzSec, and others. According to a recent analysis the global market for Cyber Warfare consulting, product development and protective services will reach a value of $15.9 billion in 2012. This in-depth text on cyber warfare, written by experts on the front lines, explores the cutting edge world of cyber-warfare including the following: Provides a multi-disciplinary approach to Cyber Warfare analyzing the information technology, military, policy, social, and scientific issues that are in play, Presents detailed case studies of cyber-attack including inter-state cyber-conflict (Russia-Estonia), cyber-attack as an element of an information operations strategy (Israel-Hezbollah,) cyber-attack as a tool against dissidents within a state (Russia, Iran); cyber-attack conducted by large, powerful, non-state hacking organizations such as Anonymous and LulzSec, and attacks directed against infrastructure such including water treatment plants, the power-grid and a detailed account on the Stuxent worm, Explores acts of cyber-warfare against industry including those against Aramco, Google, and others as well as the state-of-the-art in intelligence-gathering malware platforms including Duqu, Flame, and Gauss as well as how social media such as Facebook and Linkedln are also leveraged for this purpose.
Information warfare
Cyberterrorism.
Cyberspace
Computer crimes.
Data protection.