Cyberwarfare: An Introduction to Information-Age Conflict

  • 5h 48m
  • Isaac R. Porche III
  • Artech House
  • 2020

Conflict in cyberspace is becoming more prevalent in all public and private sectors and is of concern on many levels. As a result, knowledge of the topic is becoming essential across most disciplines. This book reviews and explains the technologies that underlie offensive and defensive cyber operations, which are practiced by a range of cyber actors including state actors, criminal enterprises, activists, and individuals. It explains the processes and technologies that enable the full spectrum of cyber operations. Readers will learn how to use basic tools for cyber security and pen-testing, and also be able to quantitatively assess cyber risk to systems and environments and discern and categorize malicious activity.

About the Author

Isaac R. Porche III is a chief engineer at a large defense contractor. He was formerly a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation, where he served as the Director of the Acquisition and Development Program in the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center. He is a former member of the U.S. Army Science Board and is currently an adjunct instructor for Carnegie Mellon University s Institute for Politics and Strategy. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from The University of Michigan.

In this Book

  • Information and Conflict
  • Cyberattack Life Cycles
  • Cyber Risk
  • Legal Aspects of Cyber Warfare and IW
  • Digital and Wireless Communication
  • Introduction to Networking
  • Networking Technology: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth
  • Introduction to Internet Protocol and IP Addresses
  • The Transport Layer, the Application Layer, the Internet, and the Web
  • Offensive Cyber Operations by Nation-State Actors
  • Offensive Cyber Operations: Techniques, Procedures, and Tools
  • Cybersecurity and the Maritime Domain
  • The Cybersecurity of U.S. Election Systems
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