The Basics of Cyber Warfare

The Basics of Cyber Warfare provides readers with fundamental knowledge of cyber war in both theoretical and practical aspects. This book explores the principles of cyber warfare, including military and cyber doctrine, social engineering, and offensive and defensive tools, tactics and procedures, including computer network exploitation (CNE), attack (CNA) and defense (CND).

Readers learn the basics of how to defend against espionage, hacking, insider threats, state-sponsored attacks, and non-state actors (such as organized criminals and terrorists). Finally, the book looks ahead to emerging aspects of cyber security technology and trends, including cloud computing, mobile devices, biometrics and nanotechnology.

The Basics of Cyber Warfare gives readers a concise overview of these threats and outlines the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber warfare. It is a valuable resource for policy makers, CEOs and CIOs, penetration testers, security administrators, and students and instructors in information security.

• Provides a sound understanding of the tools and tactics used in cyber warfare.
• Describes both offensive and defensive tactics from an insider's point of view.
• Presents doctrine and hands-on techniques to understand as cyber warfare evolves with technology.

Information Security professionals, hackers, penetration testers, systems administrators, CIOs, as well as information security students.

Dedication

Author Biography

Introduction

Book Overview and Key Learning Points

Book Audience

How this Book is Organized

Conclusion

Chapter 1. Cyber Threatscape

How Did We Get Here?

Attack Methodology Plus Tools/Techniques Used

Attackers (The Types of Threats)

How Most Organizations Defend Today (Defensive Mountain Range)?

Targeted Capabilities (What We Should be Defending)

Summary

References

Chapter 2. Cyberspace Battlefield Operations

What is Cyber Warfare?

Cyber War—Hype or Reality

Boundaries in Cyber Warfare

Where Cyber Fits in the War-Fighting Domains

Summary

References

Chapter 3. Cyber Doctrine

Current US Doctrine

Sample Doctrine / Strategy From Around the World

Some Key Military Principles that Must be Adapted to Cyber Warfare

Summary

References

Chapter 4. Tools and Techniques

Logical Weapons

Physical Weapons

Summary

References

Chapter 5. Offensive Tactics and Procedures

Computer Network Exploitation

Computer Network Attack

Summary

References

Chapter 6. Psychological Weapons

Social Engineering Explained

How the Military Approaches Social Engineering

How the Military Defends against Social Engineering

Summary

References

Chapter 7. Defensive Tactics and Procedures

What We Protect

Security Awareness and Training

Defending Against Cyber Attacks

Summary

References

Chapter 8. Challenges We Face

Cybersecurity Issues defined

Interrelationship of Cybersecurity Issues

Way Ahead

Summary

References

Chapter 9. Where is Cyber Warfare Headed?

Technology-Based Trends

Policy-Based Trends

How to Defend in Today’s Contested Virtual Environment

Summary

References

Index