Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach, written by experts on the front lines, gives you an insider's look into the world of cyber-warfare through the use of recent case studies. The book examines the issues related to cyber warfare not only from a computer science perspective but from military, sociological, and scientific perspectives as well. You'll learn how cyber-warfare has been performed in the past as well as why various actors rely on this new means of warfare and what steps can be taken to prevent it.

Provides a multi-disciplinary approach to cyber-warfare, analyzing the information technology, military, policy, social, and scientific issues that are in playPresents detailed case studies of cyber-attack including inter-state cyber-conflict (Russia-Estonia), cyber-attack as an element of an information operations strategy (Israel-Hezbollah,) and cyber-attack as a tool against dissidents within a state (Russia, Iran)Explores cyber-attack conducted by large, powerful, non-state hacking organizations such as Anonymous and LulzSec Covers cyber-attacks directed against infrastructure, such as water treatment plants and power-grids, with a detailed account of Stuxent

Chapter 1 Introduction

Part I: Cyber Attack

Chapter 2 – Cyber Attack in an Inter-State Conflict

Chapter 3 – Cyber Attack in Conjunction with Conventional Military Operations :

Chapter 4 – Cyber Attack in Support of Information Operations:

Chapter 5 – Cyber Attack Against Internal Dissidents

Chapter 6 – Cyber Attacks by Non-State Hacking Groups

Part II Cyber Espionage and Exploitation

Chapter 7 – Chinese Attributed Cyber Espionage

Chapter 8 – Hacking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Chapter 9 – Social Network Exploitation: Theory and Practice

Chapter 10 The Next Generation of Cyber Exploitation

Chapter 11 –Chapter 12 – Case Study

Part III

Chapter 11 – Industrial Control Systems

Chapter 12 – Cyber Attacks on the Power Grid

Chapter 13 – Stuxnet

Chapter 14- Conclusion and the Future of Cyber War