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Introduction to cyber-warfare a multidisciplinary approach

This book examines the issues related to cyber warfare not only from a computer science perspective but from military, sociological, and scientific perspectives as well .It provides a multi-disciplinary approach to Cyber Warfare analyzing the information technology, military, policy, social, and sci...

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Main Authors: Shakarian, Paulo (Author), Shakarian, Jana (Author), Ruef, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Waltham, MA Syngress is an imprint of Elsevier © 2013
Subjects:
Computer crimes
Cyberspace > Security measures
Cyberterrorism
Data protection
Information warfare > Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.Cyber Warfare: Here and Now
  • What Is Cyber War?
  • Is Cyber War a Credible Threat?
  • Attribution, Deception, and Intelligence
  • Information Assurance
  • I.Cyber Attack
  • 2.Political Cyber Attack Comes of Age in 2007
  • Reliance on Information as a Vulnerability
  • Rudimentary but Effective: Denial of Service
  • Leaving Unwanted Messages: Web Site Defacement
  • Tools for Denial of Service
  • The Difficulty of Assigning Blame: Why Attribution Is Tough in a DDoS Attack
  • Estonia Is Hit by Cyber Attacks
  • General Response to DDoS
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 3.How Cyber Attacks Augmented Russian Military Operations
  • The 2008 Russian Cyber Campaign Against Georgia
  • What Is Interesting About the Russian Cyber Campaign
  • Preparing for a Cyber-Capable Adversary
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 4.When Who Tells the Best Story Wins: Cyber and Information Operations in the Middle East
  • Hijacking Noncombatant Civilian IP Addresses to Help the War Effort: The Israel-Hezbollah "July War" of 2006
  • Civilians in the Cyber Melee: Operation Cast Lead
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 5.Limiting Free Speech on the Internet: Cyber Attack Against Internal Dissidents in Iran and Russia
  • DDoS as a Censorship Tool: Why Dissident Groups Are Inherently Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
  • Silencing Novaya Gazeta and Other Russian Dissidents
  • Iran
  • How the 2009 Elections Led to Aggressive Cyber Operations
  • Summary
  • 6.Cyber Attacks by Nonstate Hacking Groups: The Case of Anonymous and Its Affiliates
  • "Chaotic" Beginnings: The Chaos Computer Club; CCC
  • The Roots of the Anon
  • 4chan, 7chan, and Other Message Boards
  • How We Are Influenced by 4chan: Memes
  • Anonymous
  • On Image, Structure, and Motivation
  • Anonymous
  • External Connections and Spin Offs
  • Your Security Is a Joke: LulzSec
  • Anonymous' Modus Operandi
  • Targeting Governments, Corporations, and Individuals: Notable Hacks on Anonymous
  • Software for the Legion: Anonymous Products
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • II.Cyber Espionage And Exploitation
  • 7.Enter the Dragon: Why Cyber Espionage Against Militaries, Dissidents, and Nondefense Corporations Is a Key Component of Chinese Cyber Strategy
  • Introduction
  • Why Cyber Espionage Is Important to China: A Look at Chinese Cyber Doctrine
  • Leveraging Resources Beyond the Military: The Cyber Warriors of China
  • Stealing Information from the U.S. Industrial-Military Complex: Titan Rain
  • Cyber War Against the Corporate World: A Case Study of Cyber Intrusion Attributed to China
  • Monitoring Dissidents: GhOstNet
  • Using Legitimate Web Sites for Data Exfiltration: The Shadow Network
  • Cyber War Through Intellectual Property Theft: Operation Aurora
  • An Example of the Current State of the Art: Sykipot
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 8.Duqu, Flame, Gauss, the Next Generation of Cyber Exploitation
  • Introduction
  • Kernel Mode Rootkits
  • Vulnerabilities in the Operating System
  • Stolen Keying Material
  • ommonalities Between Stuxnet and Duqu
  • Information-Stealing Trojans
  • The Geography of Duqu
  • TDL3 and Other Malware
  • Object-Oriented Malware: Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame, and Gauss
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 9.Losing Trust in Your Friends: Social Network Exploitation
  • Introduction
  • Do You Really Know All Your LinkedIn Connections? Imposters in Social Networks
  • Designing Common Knowledge: Influencing a Social Network
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 10.How Iraqi Insurgents Watched U.S. Predator Video
  • Information Theft on the Tactical Battlefield
  • Introduction
  • The Predator UAV
  • Hacking the Predator Feed
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • III.Cyber Operations For Infrastructure Attack
  • 11.Cyber Warfare Against Industry
  • Introduction
  • Industrial Control Systems: Critical Infrastructure for Modern Nations
  • Information Technology vs. Industrial Control Systems: Why Traditional Infosec Practices May Not Apply
  • How Real-World Dependencies Can Magnify an Attack: Infrastructure Attacks and Network Topology
  • How a Cyber Attack Led to Water Contamination The Maroochy Water Breach
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 12.Can Cyber. Warfare Leave a Nation in the Dark? Cyber Attacks Against Electrical Infrastructure
  • Introduction
  • Cyber Attacks Directed Against Power Grids
  • Destroying a Generator with a Cyber Attack: The Aurora Test
  • Taking the Power Grid Offline with Minimal Effort: Attacks Leveraging Network Topology
  • Summary
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 13.Attacking Iranian Nuclear Facilities: Stuxnet
  • Introduction
  • The Alleged Target: The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Facility
  • How Stuxnet Targets Industrial Control Systems
  • Stuxnet Successfully Targets the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant
  • Stuxnet Is a Significant Advancement in Malware
  • Stuxnet Invalidates Several Security Assumptions
  • Implications for the Future

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