Surviving Cyberwar

Second Edition

Richard Stiennon

Every day, thousands of attempts are made to hack into America's critical infrastructure. These attacks, if successful, could have devastating consequences.

Surviving Cyberwar examines in depth the major recent cyber attacks that have taken place in the United States and around the world including a discussion of the 2016 election. This book discusses the implications of such attacks, and offers solutions to the vulnerabilities that made these attacks possible. Through investigations of the most significant and damaging cyber attacks, the author introduces the reader to cyberwar, outlines an effective defense against cyber threats, and explains how to prepare for future attacks.

This text is a stimulating and informative look at one of the gravest threats to Homeland Security today, offering new insights to technologists on the front lines, helping policy makers understand the challenges they face, and providing guidance for every organization to help reduce exposure to cyber threats. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with the current geopolitical state of affairs.

Bernan Press

Pages: 180 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-64143-254-2 • Hardback • July 2020 • $80.00 • (£52.95)

978-1-64143-255-9 • Paperback • July 2020 • $48.00 • (£32.95)

978-1-64143-256-6 • eBook • July 2020 • $45.50 • (£31.95) (coming soon)

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Business & Economics / Infrastructure, Computers / Security / Viruses & Malware

Surviving Cyberwar

Second Edition

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Summary

Every day, thousands of attempts are made to hack into America's critical infrastructure. These attacks, if successful, could have devastating consequences.

Surviving Cyberwar examines in depth the major recent cyber attacks that have taken place in the United States and around the world including a discussion of the 2016 election. This book discusses the implications of such attacks, and offers solutions to the vulnerabilities that made these attacks possible. Through investigations of the most significant and damaging cyber attacks, the author introduces the reader to cyberwar, outlines an effective defense against cyber threats, and explains how to prepare for future attacks.

This text is a stimulating and informative look at one of the gravest threats to Homeland Security today, offering new insights to technologists on the front lines, helping policy makers understand the challenges they face, and providing guidance for every organization to help reduce exposure to cyber threats. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with the current geopolitical state of affairs.

Details

Bernan Press

Pages: 180 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-64143-254-2 • Hardback • July 2020 • $80.00 • (£52.95)

978-1-64143-255-9 • Paperback • July 2020 • $48.00 • (£32.95)

978-1-64143-256-6 • eBook • July 2020 • $45.50 • (£31.95) (coming soon)

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Business & Economics / Infrastructure, Computers / Security / Viruses & Malware

Author

Richard Stiennon is the founder of IT-Harvest, an independent IT security analyst firm, and the author of the security blog ThreatChaos.com. He is a holder of Gartner's Thought Leadership award and was named "One of the 50 most powerful people in Networking" by Network World Magazine.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Titan Rain
Chapter 2 Chinese Thinking
Chapter 3 Cyber Espionage
Chapter 4 Toppling email servers
Chapter 5 China vs the Pentagon
Chapter 6 Russia vs the Pentagon
Chapter 7 Formation of US Cyber Command
Chapter 8 Geo-political cyber hotspots
Chapter 9 DDOS As Weapon of War
Chapter 10 Crowd sourced cyber attacks
Chapter 11 Estonia
Chapter 12 Georgia
Chapter 13 Ukraine
Chapter 14 Montenegro
Chapter 15 Big Data, Facebook and Brexit
Chapter 16 Information warfare and the 2016 US Elections
Chapter 12 Historical Perspective
Chapter 13 Four Pillars of cyber defense
Chapter 14 Preparedness
Chapter 15 Repercussions

Surviving Cyberwar

Second Edition

Richard Stiennon

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