ISBN Cybersecurity and Cyberwar ( What Everyone Needs to Know ) book English Hardcover 320 pages

Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution including our oldest ones. War is one such institution and the digital revolution's impact on it has been profound. The American military which has no peer is almost completely reliant on high-tech computer systems. Given the Internet's potential for full-spectrum surveillance and information disruption the marshaling of computer networks represents the next stage of cyberwar. Indeed it is upon us already. The recent Stuxnet episode in which Israel fed a malignant computer virus into Iran's nuclear facilities is one such example. Penetration into US government computer systems by Chinese hackers-presumably sponsored by the Chinese government-is another. Together they point to a new era in the evolution of human conflict. In Cybersecurity: What Everyone Needs to Know noted experts Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman lay out how the revolution in military cybernetics occurred and explain where it is headed. They begin with an explanation of what cyberspace is before moving on to discussions of how it can be exploited and why it is so hard to defend. Throughout they discuss the latest developments in military and security technology. Singer and Friedman close with a discussion of how people and governments can protect themselves. In sum Cybersecurity is the definitive account on the subject for the educated layman who wants to know more about the nature of war conflict and security in the twenty first century.