Cyber-War
The Anatomy of the Global Security Threat
Published on 1. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 99 pages
978-1-349-48584-0 (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
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VIII, 99 p.
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Weight
143 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-48584-0 (9781349485840)
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