Cyber-War
The Anatomy of the Global Security Threat
Published on 13. January 2014
Book
Hardback
VIII, 99 pages
978-1-137-39961-8 (ISBN)
Description
Cyber-War provides a critical assessment of current debates around the likelihood and impact of cyber warfare. Approaching the subject from a socio-political angle, it argues that destructive cyber war has not yet been seen, but could be a feature of future conflict.
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Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
VIII, 99 p.
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-39961-8 (9781137399618)
DOI
10.1057/9781137399625
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Julian Richards is the Co-Director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, UK. Prior to academic life, he spent seventeen years working in security and intelligence for the UK government. He is the author of three books on intelligence analysis and security policy, and a regular commentator on UK and international media.
Content
1. Introduction: the Cyber Landscape 2. Cyber and the Changing Nature of Conflict 3. Has Cyber War Happened? 4. A new Cold War? Russia, China, the US and Cyber War 5. Responses to the Threat: National Cyber Security Planning 6. Conclusions: A Pathway Through the Forest