Introduction to Cyber-Warfare by Shakarian, Paulo -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Preface Foreword Introduction

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Biography Chapter 1. Cyber Warfare: Here and Now

Information in this Chapter What Is Cyber War? Is Cyber War a Credible Threat? Attribution, Deception, and Intelligence Information Assurance References

I: Cyber Attack

Part I Cyber Attack Chapter 2. Political Cyber Attack Comes of Age in 2007

Information in this Chapter Reliance on Information as a Vulnerability Rudimentary but Effective: Denial of Service Leaving Unwanted Messages: Web Site Defacement Tools for Denial of Service The Difficulty of Assigning Blame: Why Attribution Is Tough in a DDoS Attack Estonia Is Hit by Cyber Attacks General Response to DDoS Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Chapter 3. How Cyber Attacks Augmented Russian Military Operations

Information in This Chapter The 2008 Russian Cyber Campaign Against Georgia What Is Interesting About the Russian Cyber Campaign Preparing for a Cyber-Capable Adversary Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Information in this Chapter Hijacking Noncombatant Civilian IP Addresses to Help the War Effort: The Israel-Hezbollah “July War” of 2006 Civilians in the Cyber Melee: Operation Cast Lead Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Information in This Chapter DDoS as a Censorship Tool: Why Dissident Groups Are Inherently Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks Silencing Novaya Gazeta and Other Russian Dissidents Iran—How the 2009 Elections Led to Aggressive Cyber Operations Summary References

Information in This Chapter “Chaotic” Beginnings: The Chaos Computer Club, CCC The Roots of the Anon—4chan, 7chan, and Other Message Boards How We Are Influenced by 4chan: Memes Anonymous—On Image, Structure, and Motivation Anonymous—External Connections and Spin Offs Your Security Is a Joke: LulzSec Anonymous’ Modus Operandi Targeting Governments, Corporations, and Individuals: Notable Hacks on Anonymous Software for the Legion: Anonymous Products Summary Suggested Further Reading References

II: Cyber Espionage and Exploitation

Chapter 8. Duqu, Flame, Gauss, the Next Generation of Cyber Exploitation

Information in This Chapter Introduction Kernel Mode Rootkits Vulnerabilities in the Operating System Stolen Keying Material Commonalities Between Stuxnet and Duqu Information-Stealing Trojans The Geography of Duqu TDL3 and Other Malware Object-Oriented Malware: Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame, and Gauss Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Chapter 9. Losing Trust in Your Friends: Social Network Exploitation

Information in This Chapter Introduction Do You Really Know All Your LinkedIn Connections? Imposters in Social Networks Designing Common Knowledge: Influencing a Social Network Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Information in This Chapter Introduction The Predator UAV Hacking the Predator Feed Summary Suggested Further Reading References

III: Cyber Operations for Infrastructure Attack

Part III Cyber Operations for Infrastructure Attack Chapter 11. Cyber Warfare Against Industry

Information in This Chapter Introduction Cyber Attacks Directed Against Power Grids Destroying a Generator with a Cyber Attack: The Aurora Test Taking the Power Grid Offline with Minimal Effort: Attacks Leveraging Network Topology Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Chapter 13. Attacking Iranian Nuclear Facilities: Stuxnet

Information in This Chapter Introduction The Alleged Target: The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Facility How Stuxnet Targets Industrial Control Systems Stuxnet Successfully Targets the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant Stuxnet Is a Significant Advancement in Malware Stuxnet Invalidates Several Security Assumptions Implications for the Future Summary Suggested Further Reading References

Conclusion and the Future of Cyber Warfare

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Appendix I. Chapter 6: LulzSec Hacktivities

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Appendix II. Chapter 6: Anonymous Timeline

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Glossary Index