Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach, written by experts on the front lines, gives you an insider's look into the world of cyber-warfare through the use of recent case studies. The book examines the issues related to cyber warfare not only from a computer science perspective but from military, sociological, and scientific perspectives as well. You'll learn how cyber-warfare has been performed in the past as well as why various actors rely on this new means of warfare and what steps can be taken to prevent it. Provides a multi-disciplinary approach to cyber-warfare, analyzing the information technology, military, policy, social, and scientific issues that are in playPresents 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,) and cyber-attack as a tool against dissidents within a state (Russia, Iran)Explores cyber-attack conducted by large, powerful, non-state hacking organizations such as Anonymous and LulzSec Covers cyber-attacks directed against infrastructure, such as water treatment plants and power-grids, with a detailed account of Stuxent INDICE: Chapter 1 Introduction Part I: Cyber Attack Chapter 2 - Cyber Attack in an Inter-State Conflict Chapter 3 - Cyber Attack in Conjunction with Conventional Military Operations : Chapter 4 - Cyber Attack in Support of Information Operations: Chapter 5 - Cyber Attack Against Internal Dissidents Chapter 6 - Cyber Attacks by Non-State Hacking Groups Part II Cyber Espionage and Exploitation Chapter 7 - Chinese Attributed Cyber Espionage Chapter 8 - Hacking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Chapter 9 - Social Network Exploitation: Theory and Practice Chapter 10 The Next Generation of Cyber Exploitation Chapter 11 -Chapter 12 - Case Study Part III Chapter 11 - Industrial Control Systems Chapter 12 - Cyber Attacks on the Power Grid Chapter 13 - Stuxnet Chapter 14- Conclusion and the Future of Cyber War

• ISBN: 978-0-12-407814-7
• Editorial: Syngress
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés