Black ice
Subtitle: the invisible threat of cyber-terrorism
By: Dan Verton.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Cyberterrorism -- United States; Cyberterrorism -- United States -- Prevention
Other titles: Invisible threat of cyber-terrorism
Description: "Written by former U.S. intelligence officer Dan Verton, Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber-Terrorism investigates how cyber-terrorism could occur, what the global and financial implications are, the impact this has on privacy and civil liberties, and how to prepare for and prevent cyber attacks. The book is packed with revealing interviews and commentary from leading government authorities on national security, including Tom Ridge, James Gilmore, Richard Clarke, CIA and NSA intelligence officials - and even supporters of the al-Qaeda terrorist network."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-263) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cyber-terrorism: fact or fiction?; title: Black ice: cyber-terrorism's hidden dangers; title: Terror on a wire: the Internet as weapon; title: Terror in the air: the wireless threat; title: Al-Qaeda: in search of Bin Laden's hackers; title: Web of terror: what al-Qaeda knows about the U.S.; title: 9/11: the cyber-terrorist attack; title: Intelligence: stopping the next attack; title: Dark winter: technology and early warning; title: Patriot games: security, terror, liberty; title: The war on terror: mobilizing for the future; title: A: Critical infrastructures; title: B: PDD-63 at a glance; title: C: Remarks on cyber-terrorism; title: D: The homeland security challenge: source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.