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Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies

By : Dr. Chase Cunningham
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Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies

By: Dr. Chase Cunningham

Overview of this book

The era of cyber warfare is now upon us. What we do now and how we determine what we will do in the future is the difference between whether our businesses live or die and whether our digital self survives the digital battlefield. Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies takes you on a journey through the myriad of cyber attacks and threats that are present in a world powered by AI, big data, autonomous vehicles, drones video, and social media. Dr. Chase Cunningham uses his military background to provide you with a unique perspective on cyber security and warfare. Moving away from a reactive stance to one that is forward-looking, he aims to prepare people and organizations to better defend themselves in a world where there are no borders or perimeters. He demonstrates how the cyber landscape is growing infinitely more complex and is continuously evolving at the speed of light. The book not only covers cyber warfare, but it also looks at the political, cultural, and geographical influences that pertain to these attack methods and helps you understand the motivation and impacts that are likely in each scenario. Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies is as real-life and up-to-date as cyber can possibly be, with examples of actual attacks and defense techniques, tools. and strategies presented for you to learn how to think about defending your own systems and data.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Index
Appendix – Major Cyber Incidents Throughout 2019

What good are laws in war?

Fair question. After all, war, by its very definition, is what happens when laws have been violated and the structures that surround good order and discipline have fallen into chaos. So why laws? Well we don't necessarily mean "law" in the traditional sense of the word. We aren't thinking about laws in the sense of constraints that hold back our capacity to engage; rather, what we mean in this context is laws for survival and continued operational capability in a space that is dangerous. We mean laws that are solid approaches to the problems that you face in this arena that are based on an analysis and real-world experiences gained while being engaged in actual conflict.

Adoption of these "laws," or guiding principles, or best practices, or whatever you would prefer to call them, is meant to help you stay ahead of the threats that are active in this domain and to help translate the subtle nuances between two domains –...