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Cyber War Paperback – 10 April 2012
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- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherEcco
- Publication date10 April 2012
- Dimensions1.98 x 13.77 x 19.76 cm
- ISBN-100061962244
- ISBN-13978-0061962240
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About the Author
Richard A. Clarke, a veteran of thirty years in national security and over a decade in the White House, is now the CEO of a cyber-security consulting firm. He is the author of seven previous books, including the bestsellers Against All Enemies and Cyber War.
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- Publisher : Ecco; Reprint edition (10 April 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0061962244
- ISBN-13 : 978-0061962240
- Item Weight : 448 g
- Dimensions : 1.98 x 13.77 x 19.76 cm
- Country of Origin : USA
- Best Sellers Rank: #191,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16,604 in Reference (Books)
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About the author
I started writing books after a thirty year career in government writing bureaucratic papers. It was quite a shift. Cyber War is my fifth book and my third non-fiction. People often ask which genre do you prefer to write, fiction or non-fiction? They are both a challenge and both are exciting to attempt. Fiction may be the greater challenge, because of the need for imagination, characterization, dialogue, and plot twists. Non-fiction may actually have some real world effects. I've posted excerpts and other information on my web page; www.richardaclarke.net.
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Written in easy to understand non-technical language, and I am only at chapter 3.
I CANNOT stand READING... However, I seriously cannot wait to purchase Richard A Clark's next book - "The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats". If this next book is anything like its predecessor, I certainly would be over the moon.
I would recommend this to ANYONE. This book is not hard to read, and it gives great insight to the Cyber scenarios in the modern world, including several case studies.
Please... buy this now if you are on the fence. This relatively cheap book is worth every penny.
The premise for "Cyber War" is simple enough: every sector of the United States is under constant threat of a devastating cyber attack. These sectors include our military, governmental and civilian infrastructures. According to the author, we currently do not have adequate defenses to protect our critical resources from cyber attacks. This is because our strategy up to this point has been strictly offensive. After all, the United States created the Internet and it is the most technologically advanced country on Earth. Why do we need a strong cyber defense? If someone attacks us, why can't we just strike back and blow them to kingdom come? It's worked in the past. In fact, the author goes all the way back to World War-II to show examples. Our best defense has always been a good offense. According to Clarke, however, now it's different. In cyber war, the best offense is a good defense.
The author disagrees with the strict "offense" scenario that was employed during World war-II up through and including Vietnam, the Cold War and our wars in the Middle East. Such tactics, he claims, won't make the grade in a cyber war. He supports his position by presenting several "cyber attack" scenarios, and then provides his own proposals and analysis to be considered by our government. Will international treaties work? Will regulations governing our networks work? Will shock and awe using kinetic weapons hold up against cyber warfare? What about a combination of kinetic and cyber weapons in a sort of one-two punch? First, launch a targeted cyber attack to prepare the battlefield, then followup with strategic kinetic weapons. Will that work? Mr. Clarke points out the strengths and weakness of a variety of scenarios. And he doesn't just cry wolf, he offers real world solutions. I will say this, he does make you think about the problem, however, I do believe a good understanding of the global Internet as well as computer networks, plus a review of international cyber law as found in " Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld " by Jeffrey Carr, would be a great help in understanding the material in this book. I found "Cyber War" to be interesting, enjoyable and enlightening. I give it five stars.
Der Autor geht dabei nicht / kaum auf die technischen Umsetzungen der Angriffe ein, sondern beleuchtet ausschliesslich tatsächliche und mögliche Auswirkungen auf Militär, Staat und Gesellschaft.
Ich hätte mir etwas mehr "geek talk" im Buch gewünscht. Da sollte man dann aber doch lieber das "Script-Kiddie Cookbook" und die "Hackers Challenge"-Reihe heranziehen.