Cyberwarfare : an introduction to information-age conflict /
Conflict in cyberspace is becoming more prevalent in all public and private sectors and is of concern on many levels. As a result, knowledge of the topic is becoming essential across most disciplines. This book reviews and explains the technologies that underlie offensive and defensive cyber operati...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Norwood, MA :
Artech House,
2020
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| Series: | Artech House intelligence and information operations series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Conflict in cyberspace is becoming more prevalent in all public and private sectors and is of concern on many levels. As a result, knowledge of the topic is becoming essential across most disciplines. This book reviews and explains the technologies that underlie offensive and defensive cyber operations, which are practiced by a range of cyber actors including state actors, criminal enterprises, activists, and individuals. It explains the processes and technologies that enable the full spectrum of cyber operations. Readers will learn how to use basic tools for cyber security and pen-testing, and also be able to quantitatively assess cyber risk to systems and environments and discern and categorize malicious activity. The book provides key concepts of information age conflict technical basics/fundamentals needed to understand more specific remedies and activities associated with all aspects of cyber operations. It explains techniques associated with offensive cyber operations, with careful distinctions made between cyber ISR, cyber exploitation, and cyber attack. It explores defensive cyber operations and includes case studies that provide practical information, making this book useful for both novice and advanced information warfare practitioners.-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 353 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781630815783 1630815780 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Isaac R. Porche, III is a chief engineer at a large defense contractor. He was formerly a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation, where he served as the Director of the Acquisition and Development Program in the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center. He is a former member of the U.S. Army Science Board and is currently an adjunct instructor for Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Politics and Strategy. He has testified before Congress on the topic of cyber threats and he once led a congressionally mandated study on cybersecurity needs of the legislative branch. He received his Ph. D. in electrical engineering and computer science from The University of Michigan. |
