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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219983203321

Autore

Libicki Martin C

Titolo

Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar / / Martin C. Libicki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

1-282-39853-9

9786612398537

0-8330-4875-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

363.3250973

Soggetti

Information warfare - United States

Cyberterrorism - United States - Prevention

Cyberspace - Security measures

Computer networks - Security measures - United States

Civil defense - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; CHAPTER TWO - A Conceptual Framework; CHAPTER THREE - Why Cyberdeterrence Is Different; CHAPTER FOUR - Why the Purpose of the Original CyberattackMatters; CHAPTER FIVE - A Strategy of Response; CHAPTER SIX - Strategic Cyberwar; CHAPTER SEVEN - Operational Cyberwar; CHAPTER EIGHT - Cyberdefense; CHAPTER NINE - Tricky Terrain; APPENDIX A - What Constitutes an Act of War in Cyberspace?; APPENDIX B - The Calculus of Explicit Versus Implicit Deterrence

APPENDIX C - The Dim Prospects for Cyber Arms ControlReferences

Sommario/riassunto

Cyberspace, where information--and hence serious value--is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state and may disrupt or corrupt the systems from which cyberspace is built. When states are involved, it is tempting to compare fights to warfare, but there are important differences. The author addresses these differences and ways the United States protect itself in the face of attack.