Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners - Softcover

Andress, Jason; Winterfeld, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124166725 ISBN 13: 9780124166721

Publisher: Syngress, 2013

Synopsis

Cyber Warfare, Second Edition, takes a comprehensive look at how and why digital warfare is waged. The book explores the participants, battlefields, and the tools and techniques used in today's digital conflicts. The concepts discussed gives students of information security a better idea of how cyber conflicts are carried out now, how they will change in the future, and how to detect and defend against espionage, hacktivism, insider threats and non-state actors such as organized criminals and terrorists.

This book provides concrete examples and real-world guidance on how to identify and defend a network against malicious attacks. It probes relevant technical and factual information from an insider's point of view, as well as the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber war and how computer criminal law may change as a result. Logical, physical, and psychological weapons used in cyber warfare are discussed.

This text will appeal to information security practitioners, network security administrators, computer system administrators, and security analysts.

• Provides concrete examples and real-world guidance on how to identify and defend your network against malicious attacks
• Dives deeply into relevant technical and factual information from an insider's point of view
• Details the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber war and how computer criminal law may change as a result

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Cyber Warfare explores the battlefields, participants and the tools and techniques used during today's digital conflicts. The concepts discussed in this book will give those involved in information security at all levels a better idea of how cyber conflicts are carried out now, how they will change in the future and how to detect and defend against espionage, hacktivism, insider threats and non-state actors like organized criminals and terrorists. Every one of our systems is under attack from multiple vectors―our defenses must be ready all the time and our alert systems must detect the threats every time.

About the Author:

Jason Andress (CISSP, ISSAP, CISM, GPEN) is a seasoned security professional with a depth of experience in both the academic and business worlds. Presently he carries out information security oversight duties, performing penetration testing, risk assessment, and compliance functions to ensure that critical assets are protected. Jason has taught undergraduate and graduate security courses since 2005 and holds a doctorate in computer science, researching in the area of data protection. He has authored several publications and books, writing on topics including data security, network security, penetration testing, and digital forensics.

Steve Winterfeld (CISSP, PMP, SANS GSEC, Six Sigma) has a strong technical and leadership background in Cybersecurity, Military Intelligence, Certification & Accreditation (C&A), Simulations and Project Management.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syngress
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0124166725
• ISBN 13: 9780124166721
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 324