Download or read book Anarchy of Cyberterrorism written by Dr Tunde Alaofin and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporations, governments, private people, healthcare, and educational institutions are all vulnerable to cyberattacks. Hacking may compromise networks and computer systems, resulting in reputational harm and service outages. The situation is much worse for health-care institutions, since such assaults have the potential to disrupt service delivery, making it harder to write medical prescriptions and begin treatment. These interruptions are harmful to patients' health and well-being, and they may result in death or worse of their diseases. The health of a patient might be jeopardized if information is leaked, particularly if the patient has a prominent position in society. As a consequence of the COVID-19 epidemic, there has been an increase in cyberattacks. These assaults are linked to people's limited time, causing them to spend more time online. Disruption in educational programs has resulted in a dramatic adoption of remote learning without proper precautions to protect against hackers, as is typical. Malware, phishing, and ransomware are examples of typical cyberattacks. Theft of personal information might drive people and businesses to pay a ransom to prevent information being disclosed to the internet. Injection of malware into the system might lead to data theft and compromised information. Network users opening attachments and links without verifying their origins might be the cause of phishing attempts. During phishing operations, cybercriminals often exploit emails from reputable companies. Because of the lack of security mechanisms, the majority of cyberattacks are elegant. Companies continue to use out-of-date software and have no network security safeguards in place. Employees and network users lack internet and network user skills and competences, resulting in the compromise of personal information and financial losses. Critical infrastructure systems, such as power grids and water systems, are vulnerable to cyberattacks. The creation of a cybersecurity framework, as well as cybersecurity awareness training and education, should be among the preventive measures. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are two cybersecurity technologies that might help prevent assaults on computer systems and networks. Financial losses, service disruptions, reputational harm, and damaged key infrastructures might all be reduced as a result of cyberattacks if the strategy is implemented.
Download or read book Cyber Disobedience written by Jeff Shantz and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few activities have captured the contemporary popular imagination as hacking and online activism, from Anonymous and beyond. Few political ideas have gained more notoriety recently than anarchism. Yet both remain misunderstood and much maligned. /Cyber Disobedience/ provides the most engaging and detailed analysis of online civil disobedience and anarchism today.
Download or read book Computer Attack and Cyberterrorism written by Clay Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many international terrorist groups now actively use computers and the Internet to communicate, and several may develop or acquire the necessary technical skills to direct a co-ordinated attack against computers in the United States. A cyberattack intended to harm the U.S. economy would likely target computers that operate the civilian critical infrastructure and government agencies. However, there is disagreement among some observers about whether a co-ordinated cyberattack against the U.S. critical infrastructure could be extremely harmful, or even whether computers operating the civilian critical infrastructure actually offer an effective target for furthering terrorists' goals. While there is no published evidence that terrorist organisations are currently planning a co-ordinated attack against computers, computer system vulnerabilities persist world-wide, and initiators of the random cyberattacks that plague computers on the Internet remain largely unknown. Reports from security organisations show that random attacks are now increasingly implemented through use of automated tools, called "bots", that direct large numbers of compromised computers to launch attacks through the Internet as swarms. The growing trend toward the use of more automated attack tools has also overwhelmed some of the current methodologies used for tracking Internet cyberattacks. This book provides background information for three types of attacks against computers (cyberattack, physical attack, and electromagnetic attack), and discusses related vulnerabilities for each type of attack. The book also describes the possible effects of a co-ordinated cyberattack, or computer network attack (CNA), against U.S. infrastructure computers, along with possible technical capabilities of international terrorists. Issues for Congress may include how could trends in cyberattacks be measured more effectively; what is appropriate guidance for DOD use of cyberweapons; should cybersecurity be combined with, or remain separate from, the physical security organization within DHS; how can commercial vendors be encouraged to improve the security of their products; and what are options to encourage U.S. citizens to follow better cybersecurity practices? Appendices to this book describe computer viruses, spyware, and "bot networks", and how malicious programs are used to enable cybercrime and cyberespionage. Also, similarities are drawn between planning tactics currently used by computer hackers and those used by terrorists groups for conventional attacks.
Download or read book Bytes Bombs and Spies written by Herbert Lin and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We are dropping cyber bombs. We have never done that before.”—U.S. Defense Department official A new era of war fighting is emerging for the U.S. military. Hi-tech weapons have given way to hi tech in a number of instances recently: A computer virus is unleashed that destroys centrifuges in Iran, slowing that country’s attempt to build a nuclear weapon. ISIS, which has made the internet the backbone of its terror operations, finds its network-based command and control systems are overwhelmed in a cyber attack. A number of North Korean ballistic missiles fail on launch, reportedly because their systems were compromised by a cyber campaign. Offensive cyber operations like these have become important components of U.S. defense strategy and their role will grow larger. But just what offensive cyber weapons are and how they could be used remains clouded by secrecy. This new volume by Amy Zegart and Herb Lin is a groundbreaking discussion and exploration of cyber weapons with a focus on their strategic dimensions. It brings together many of the leading specialists in the field to provide new and incisive analysis of what former CIA director Michael Hayden has called “digital combat power” and how the United States should incorporate that power into its national security strategy.
Download or read book Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism written by Robert W. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the authors' Digital crime and digital terrorism, [2015]
Download or read book Understanding Cyber Warfare written by Christopher Whyte and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-19 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook offers an accessible introduction to the historical, technical, and strategic context of global cyber conflict. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, with three new chapters. Cyber warfare involves issues of doctrine, strategy, policy, international relations (IR) and operational practice associated with computer network attack, computer network exploitation and computer network defense. However, it is conducted within complex sociopolitical settings alongside related forms of digital contestation. This book provides students with a comprehensive perspective on the technical, strategic and policy issues associated with cyber conflict, as well as an introduction to key state and non-state actors. Specifically, the book provides a comprehensive overview of several key issue areas: The historical context of the emergence and evolution of cyber warfare, including the basic characteristics and methods of computer network attack, exploitation and defense An interdisciplinary set of theoretical perspectives on conflict in the digital age from the point of view of the fields of IR, security studies, psychology and science, technology and society (STS) studies Current national perspectives, policies, doctrines and strategies relevant to cyber warfare An examination of key challenges in international law, norm development and deterrence; and The role of emerging information technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing in shaping the dynamics of global cyber conflict This textbook will be essential reading for students of cybersecurity/cyber conflict and information warfare, and highly recommended for students of intelligence studies, security and strategic studies, defense policy, and IR in general.
Download or read book Combatting Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism written by Babak Akhgar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises an authoritative and accessible edited collection of chapters of substantial practical and operational value. For the very first time, it provides security practitioners with a trusted reference and resource designed to guide them through the complexities and operational challenges associated with the management of contemporary and emerging cybercrime and cyberterrorism (CC/CT) issues. Benefiting from the input of three major European Commission funded projects the book's content is enriched with case studies, explanations of strategic responses and contextual information providing the theoretical underpinning required for the clear interpretation and application of cyber law, policy and practice, this unique volume helps to consolidate the increasing role and responsibility of society as a whole, including law enforcement agencies (LEAs), the private sector and academia, to tackle CC/CT. This new contribution to CC/CT knowledge follows a multi-disciplinary philosophy supported by leading experts across academia, private industry and government agencies. This volume goes well beyond the guidance of LEAs, academia and private sector policy documents and doctrine manuals by considering CC/CT challenges in a wider practical and operational context. It juxtaposes practical experience and, where appropriate, policy guidance, with academic commentaries to reflect upon and illustrate the complexity of cyber ecosystem ensuring that all security practitioners are better informed and prepared to carry out their CC/CT responsibilities to protect the citizens they serve.
Download or read book Constructing the Cyberterrorist written by Gareth Mott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book maps and analyses the official British construction of the threat of cyberterrorism. By using interpretive discourse analysis, this book identifies ‘strands’ from a corpus of policy documents, statements, and speeches from UK Ministers, MPs, and Peers between 12 May 2010 and 24 June 2016. The book examines how the threat of cyberterrorism was constructed in the UK, and what this securitisation has made possible. The author makes novel contributions to the Copenhagen School’s ‘securitisation theory’ framework by outlining a ‘tiered’ rather than monolithic audience system; refining the ‘temporal’ and ‘spatial’ conditioning of a securitisation with reference to the distinctive characteristics of cyberterrorism; and, lastly, by detailing the way in which popular fiction can be ascribed agency to ‘fill in’ an absence of ‘cyberterrorism’ case studies. He also argues that the UK government’s classification of cyberterrorism as a ‘Tier One’ threat created a central strand upon which a discursive securitisation was established. This book will be of interest to students of Critical Security Studies, terrorism studies, UK politics, and international relations.
Download or read book The Third Option written by Loch K. Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: The subterranean world of clandestine interventions -- The forms of covert action -- A ladder of clandestine escalation -- A shadowy foreign policy, 1947-1960 -- Murder most foul, 1960-1975 -- A new approach to covert action, 1975-2000 -- The third option in an age of terror, 2000-2020 -- Legal foundations -- Decision paths and accountability -- Drawing bright lines : ethics and covert action -- The third option reconsidered.
Download or read book Cyberspaces and Global Affairs written by Sean S. Costigan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the "Facebook" revolutions in the Arab world to the use of social networking in the aftermath of disasters in Japan and Haiti, to the spread of mobile telephony throughout the developing world: all of these developments are part of how information and communication technologies are altering global affairs. With the rise of the social web and applications like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, scholars and practitioners of international affairs are adapting to this new information space across a wide scale of issue areas. In conflict resolution, dialogues and communication are taking the form of open social networks, while in the legal realm, where cyberspace is largely lawless space, states are stepping up policing efforts to combat online criminality and hackers are finding new ways around increasingly sophisticated censorship. Militaries are moving to deeply incorporate information technologies into their doctrines, and protesters are developing innovative uses of technology to keep one step ahead of the authorities. The essays and topical cases in this book explore such issues as networks and networked thinking, information ownership, censorship, neutrality, cyberwars, humanitarian needs, terrorism, privacy and rebellion, giving a comprehensive overview of the core issues in the field, complemented by real world examples.
Download or read book Emerging Cyber Threats and Cognitive Vulnerabilities written by Vladlena Benson and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging Cyber Threats and Cognitive Vulnerabilities identifies the critical role human behavior plays in cybersecurity and provides insights into how human decision-making can help address rising volumes of cyberthreats. The book examines the role of psychology in cybersecurity by addressing each actor involved in the process: hackers, targets, cybersecurity practitioners and the wider social context in which these groups operate. It applies psychological factors such as motivations, group processes and decision-making heuristics that may lead individuals to underestimate risk. The goal of this understanding is to more quickly identify threat and create early education and prevention strategies. This book covers a variety of topics and addresses different challenges in response to changes in the ways in to study various areas of decision-making, behavior, artificial intelligence, and human interaction in relation to cybersecurity. - Explains psychological factors inherent in machine learning and artificial intelligence - Discusses the social psychology of online radicalism and terrorist recruitment - Examines the motivation and decision-making of hackers and "hacktivists" - Investigates the use of personality psychology to extract secure information from individuals
Download or read book Computer Viruses and Malware written by John Aycock and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Internet-connected society increasingly relies on computers. As a result, attacks on computers from malicious software have never been a bigger concern. Computer Viruses and Malware draws together hundreds of sources to provide an unprecedented view of malicious software and its countermeasures. This book discusses both the technical and human factors involved in computer viruses, worms, and anti-virus software. It also looks at the application of malicious software to computer crime and information warfare. Computer Viruses and Malware is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a secondary text for advanced-level students in computer science.
Download or read book Cyber Security written by Martti Lehto and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-02 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focus on critical infrastructure protection. The chapters present detailed analysis of the issues and challenges in cyberspace and provide novel solutions in various aspects. The first part of the book focus on digital society, addressing critical infrastructure and different forms of the digitalization, strategic focus on cyber security, legal aspects on cyber security, citizen in digital society, and cyber security training. The second part focus on the critical infrastructure protection in different areas of the critical infrastructure. The chapters cover the cybersecurity situation awareness, aviation and air traffic control, cyber security in smart societies and cities, cyber security in smart buildings, maritime cyber security, cyber security in energy systems, and cyber security in healthcare. The third part presents the impact of new technologies upon cyber capability building as well as new challenges brought about by new technologies. These new technologies are among others are quantum technology, firmware and wireless technologies, malware analysis, virtualization.
Download or read book Webster s New World Hacker Dictionary written by Bernadette Schell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive hacker dictionary for security professionals, businesses, governments, legal professionals, and others dealing with cyberspace Hackers. Crackers. Phreakers. Black hats. White hats. Cybercrime. Logfiles. Anonymous Digital Cash. ARP Redirect. Cyberspace has a language all its own. Understanding it is vital if you're concerned about Internet security, national security, or even personal security. As recent events have proven, you don't have to own a computer to be the victim of cybercrime-crackers have accessed information in the records of large, respected organizations, institutions, and even the military. This is your guide to understanding hacker terminology. It's up to date and comprehensive, with: * Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 875 hacker terms * Entries spanning key information-technology security concepts, organizations, case studies, laws, theories, and tools * Entries covering general terms, legal terms, legal cases, and people * Suggested further reading for definitions This unique book provides a chronology of hacker-related developments beginning with the advent of the computer and continuing through current events in what is identified as today's Fear of a Cyber-Apocalypse Era. An appendix entitled "How Do Hackers Break into Computers?" details some of the ways crackers access and steal information. Knowledge is power. With this dictionary, you're better equipped to be a white hat and guard against cybercrime.
Download or read book 5G and Fiber Optics Security Technologies for Smart Grid Cyber Defense written by Prabhakar, G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the digital age, smart grids stand as the backbone of modern energy systems, facilitating efficient energy distribution and management. However, this sophistication comes at the cost of heightened vulnerability to cyber threats. Standing on the precipice of a hyper-connected future, the inadequacies of current cybersecurity measures loom large, demanding urgent attention from academic scholars and industry experts. 5G and Fiber Optics Security Technologies for Smart Grid Cyber Defense addresses the challenges of securing smart grid systems through communication technologies. The book navigates through 5G wireless and fiber optics, offering a nuanced understanding of their application in the context of grid security. The book begins by exploring the inherent vulnerabilities in smart grid architecture and the imperative role of cybersecurity in modern energy systems. Subsequently, it delves into the specifics of 5G network architectures, dissecting the technologies and standards underpinning the new radio (NR) while emphasizing the significance of network slicing and security isolation. Concurrently, the book unveils the intricacies of fiber optic communication in smart grids, elucidating network design, security measures, and integrating fiber optic sensors for grid monitoring and intrusion detection.
Download or read book Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare written by Dr M N Sirohi and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyberterrorism is the convergence of cyberspace and terrorism. It refers to unlawful attacks and threats of attacks against computers, networks and the information stored therein when done to intimidate or coerce a government or its people in furtherance of political or social objectives. Recently, terrorist groups have been conducting more passive forms of information warfare. It is reported that these terrorist groups are using the Internet to conduct their operations by employing email and file encryption and steganography, as well as conducting web defacement attacks. Information Warfare (IW) has been around since the dawn of war. Information warfare has been and remains a critical element in deciding the outcome of military battles. According to Denning, “Information warfare consists of those actions intended to protect, exploit, corrupt, deny, or destroy information or information resources in order to achieve a significant advantage, objective, or victory over an adversary. This book discusses the nature and impact of cyber terrorism with the methods that have proven to be effective in law enforcement.
Download or read book Cyberterrorism written by Alan O'Day and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 22 articles assess a number of the germane issues surrounding Cyberterrorism, its substance, why it is attractive to terrorists, legal problems of countering it, prospects for international co-operation, means of defending against cyber attacks and the outlook for the future.
