Cyber warfare : how conflicts in cyberspace are challenging America and changing the world /

This book provides a comprehensive and highly topical one-stop source for cyber conflict issues that provides scholarly treatment of the subject in a readable format. The book provides a level-headed, concrete analytical foundation for thinking about cybersecurity law and policy questions, covering...

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Main Author: Rosenzweig, Paul, 1959-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2013.
Series:Changing face of war.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book provides a comprehensive and highly topical one-stop source for cyber conflict issues that provides scholarly treatment of the subject in a readable format. The book provides a level-headed, concrete analytical foundation for thinking about cybersecurity law and policy questions, covering the entire range of cyber issues in the 21st century, including topics such as malicious software, encryption, hardware intrusions, privacy and civil liberties concerns, and other interesting aspects of the problem. In Part I, the author describes the nature of cyber threats, including the threat of cyber warfare. Part II describes the policies and practices currently in place, while Part III proposes optimal responses to the challenges we face. This book is essential reading for national and homeland security professionals as well as students and lay readers wanting to understand of the scope of our shared cybersecurity problem.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780313398964 (electronic bk.)
0313398968 (electronic bk.)