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Contents
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART ONE The Cyberwarfare Landscape
Chapter 1 Information as a Military Asset
What Is Cyberwarfare?
Likelihood of Cyberwar
The Evolving Nature of War
The Role of Information in Armed Conflict
Ancient Warfare
World Wars
Cold War
Iraq War and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Domains of Warfare
Exploring the Cyber Domain
Offensive Information Operations
Defensive Information Operations
Information Operations Techniques
Computer Network Attack
Computer Network Defense
Intelligence Gathering
Electronic Warfare
Psychological Operations
Military Deception
Operations Security
Identification of Critical Information
Threat Analysis
Vulnerability Analysis
Risk Assessment
Countermeasure Implementation
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
CHAPTER 1 ASSESSMENT
Chapter 2 Targets and Combatants
Traditional Military Targets
Military Targets in Conventional Warfare
Acceptable Targets, Treaties, and International Law
Cyber Targets in Unconventional Warfare
Targets in Asymmetric Cyberwarfare
Total Cyberwarfare
Cyberwarfare Targets
Cyberwarfare Against Traditional Military Targets
Iran Versus U.S. Drones
Flame: Replacing Spies with Software
The First U.S. Cyberwar Strike: Serbia and Kosovo
Nontraditional Cyberwarfare Targets
Political Activism and Hacktivism
Industrial Espionage
Military Cyberattacks on Nontraditional Targets
Targets of Information Operations
Combatants in Cyberwarfare
Military Forces
U.S. Cyber Command
Guerrilla Cyberwarriors and Insurrectionists
Individuals and Small Groups
The Jester
Comparing Traditional Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare, and Cyberwarfare
How Cyberattack Differs from Traditional War
The Element of Surprise
Deniability
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
CHAPTER 2 ASSESSMENT
Chapter 3 Cyberwarfare, Law, and Ethics
Kinetic Warfare
International Law and Kinetic Warfare
Legal Review and Legality of Actions
Cyberwarfare Law
Cyberwarfare in a Kinetic Warfare Context
Kinetic Warfare Law in a Cyber Context
The Tallinn Manual
Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, and Control
Sovereignty
Jurisdiction
Control
Responsibility
Mercenaries
The Use of Force
Measuring Force
Threats of Force
Self-Defense
International Governmental Organizations
Civilians and Infrastructure
Civilians and Military Use of the Internet
Prohibited Targets: Children, Journalists, Medical and Religious Personnel,
and Nature
The Conduct of Attacks and Indiscriminate Means
Espionage, Treachery, and Ruses
Neutrality
Ethics and Cyberwarfare
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
CHAPTER 3 ASSESSMENT
Chapter 4 Intelligence Operations in a
Connected World
Intelligence Operations
The Intelligence Cycle
Planning and Direction
Collection
Processing and Exploitation
Analysis and Production
Dissemination
Intelligence Disciplines
Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
Intelligence Support to Cyberwarfare
Supporting Offensive Cyberwarfare
Supporting Defensive Cyberwarfare
Case Studies: Media Reporting on Intelligence Activities
Echelon
Telephone Metadata
Data Center Eavesdropping
Follow the Money
Quantum
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
CHAPTER 4 ASSESSMENT
PART TWO Offensive and Defensive
Cyberwarfare
Chapter 5 The Evolving Threat: From Script
Kiddies to Advanced Attackers
The Changing Threat Model
Historical Hacking
Modern Hacking
Opportunistic Attacks
Semi-Targeted Attacks
Inside the Advanced Persistent Threat
Characteristics of the APT
APT Motivations
Military/Political
Cybercrime and Corporate Espionage
Activism
APT Tradecraft
Zero-Day Attacks
Malware
Social Engineering and Phishing
Strategic Web Compromises
The Cyber Kill Chain®
Reconnaissance
Weaponize
Deliver
Exploit
Install
Command and Control
Act on Objectives
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
CHAPTER 5 ASSESSMENT
Chapter 6 Social Engineering and
Cyberwarfare
Humans: The Weak Link
Social Engineering
Influence as a Weapon
Reciprocity
Commitment and Consistency
Social Proof
Authority
Liking
Scarcity
Tools of the Social Engineer
Pretexting
