The hacker and the state : cyber attacks and the new normal of geopolitics /
Ben Buchanan.
- 412 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one. Espionage: Exploiting home-field advantage -- Defeating encryption -- Building a backdoor -- Strategic espionage -- Counterintelligence -- Part two. Attack: Strategic sabotage -- Targeted disruption -- Coercion -- Testing and demonstration -- Part three. Destabilization: Election interference -- Exposure -- Theft, ransom, and manipulation -- Widespread disruption.
"The threat of cyberwar can feel like something out of a movie: nuclear codes hacked, powerplants melting down, immediate crisis. In reality, state-sponsored hacking looks nothing like this. It's covert, insidious, and constant. Ben Buchanan reveals the cyberwar that's already here, reshaping the global contest for geopolitical advantage"--
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Cyber intelligence (Computer security) Hacking--Political aspects. Cyberterrorism. Ciberterrorismo Cyberspace operations (Military science) Cyberspace--Political aspects. Operaciones del ciberespacio (Ciencia militar) Ciberespacio --Aspectos políticos Informática --Medidas de seguridad Seguridad en computadores