
The Basics of Cyber Warfare
Understanding the Fundamentals of Cyber Warfare in Theory and Practice
Syngress (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
164 pages
978-0-12-404737-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Basics of Cyber Warfare provides readers with fundamental knowledge of cyber war in both theoretical and practical aspects. This book explores the principles of cyber warfare, including military and cyber doctrine, social engineering, and offensive and defensive tools, tactics and procedures, including computer network exploitation (CNE), attack (CNA) and defense (CND).
Readers learn the basics of how to defend against espionage, hacking, insider threats, state-sponsored attacks, and non-state actors (such as organized criminals and terrorists). Finally, the book looks ahead to emerging aspects of cyber security technology and trends, including cloud computing, mobile devices, biometrics and nanotechnology.
The Basics of Cyber Warfare gives readers a concise overview of these threats and outlines the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber warfare. It is a valuable resource for policy makers, CEOs and CIOs, penetration testers, security administrators, and students and instructors in information security.
Readers learn the basics of how to defend against espionage, hacking, insider threats, state-sponsored attacks, and non-state actors (such as organized criminals and terrorists). Finally, the book looks ahead to emerging aspects of cyber security technology and trends, including cloud computing, mobile devices, biometrics and nanotechnology.
The Basics of Cyber Warfare gives readers a concise overview of these threats and outlines the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber warfare. It is a valuable resource for policy makers, CEOs and CIOs, penetration testers, security administrators, and students and instructors in information security.
Reviews / Votes
"Given the scope of conventional warfare and cyber warfare, at under 150 pages, the book takes a very high-level approach to the topic...For those looking for a general introduction to the topic, The Basics of Cyber Warfare: Understanding the Fundamentals of Cyber Warfare in Theory and Practice is a good place to start." --RSA Conference.com, March 11, 2013"This is a thin book on a broad and deep topic, which gave me pause initially, but as it turns out, the book is thoughtfully written and will definitely be useful for educating managers and security professionals who need to broaden their thinking beyond physical security. It provides a dozen pages or so on each of the big topics in computer network security...This book won't give you everything you need to know for incident handling or certification, but it can serve as a first step in a manager's education in computer network security." --Security Management.com
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Rockland, MA
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Information Security professionals, hackers, penetration testers, systems administrators, CIOs, as well as information security students.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
20 illustrations; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-404737-2 (9780124047372)
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Additional editions

Jason Andress | Steve Winterfeld
The Basics of Cyber Warfare
Understanding the Fundamentals of Cyber Warfare in Theory and Practice
E-Book
12/2012
Syngress
€23.95
Available for download
Persons
Jason Andress (CISSP, ISSAP, CISM, GPEN) is a seasoned security professional with a depth of experience in both the academic and business worlds. Presently he carries out information security oversight duties, performing penetration testing, risk assessment, and compliance functions to ensure that critical assets are protected. Jason has taught undergraduate and graduate security courses since 2005 and holds a doctorate in computer science, researching in the area of data protection. He has authored several publications and books, writing on topics including data security, network security, penetration testing, and digital forensics. Steve Winterfeld (CISSP, PMP, SANS GSEC, Six Sigma) has a strong technical and leadership background in Cybersecurity, Military Intelligence, Certification & Accreditation (C&A), Simulations and Project Management.
Author
CISSP, ISSAP, CISM, GPEN
(CISSP, PMP, SANS GSEC, Six Sigma) has a strong technical and leadership background in Cybersecurity and Military Intelligence.
Content
Introduction
Threatscape
Military Doctrine
Cyber Doctrine
Tools and Techniques
Offensive Tactics and Procedures
Psychological Weapons / Social Engineering
Defensive Tactics and Procedures
Challenges We Face
The Future of Technology and Impacts on Cyber Warfare
Threatscape
Military Doctrine
Cyber Doctrine
Tools and Techniques
Offensive Tactics and Procedures
Psychological Weapons / Social Engineering
Defensive Tactics and Procedures
Challenges We Face
The Future of Technology and Impacts on Cyber Warfare