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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

Influence Attacks – Using Social Media Platforms for Malicious Purposes

The power of influence has now moved well beyond just getting folks to like a picture on Instagram or a cooking show on YouTube. Influence can now be weaponized and used to manipulate a narrative that could have national implications. The nation state attackers of the world are aware of this and are actively engaged in leveraging these seemingly innocuous social engagement systems as part of their attack strategy.

In this chapter, we will discuss some of the lesser known methods of influence attacks that are active today. In this analysis, we will detail some very real attacks that have already taken place and provide examples of the impact that these approaches can have on the populace:

  • What has changed within the cyber warfare landscape as part of the evolution of attack vectors using social media platforms.
  • What has already happened to show the power that influence attacks...