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1 online resource (xxiv, 263 pages) |
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text file rda |
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Prologue -- The first cyber war -- RTRG -- Building the cyber army -- The internet is a battlefield -- The enemy among us -- The mercenaries -- Cops become spies -- "Another Manhattan Project" -- Buckshot Yankee -- The secret sauce -- The corporate counterstrike -- Spring awakening -- The business of defense -- At the dawn. |
| Summary |
A surprising, page-turning account of how the wars of the future are already being fought today The United States military currently views cyberspace as the "fifth domain" of warfare (alongside land, air, sea, and space), and the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the CIA all field teams of hackers who can, and do, launch computer virus strikes against enemy targets. In fact, as @WAR shows, U.S. hackers were crucial to our victory in Iraq. Shane Harris delves into the frontlines of America's new cyber war. As recent revelations have shown, government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts of information. The military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace, and Harris offers a deeper glimpse into this partnership than we have ever seen before. Finally, Harris explains what the new cybersecurity regime means for all of us, who spend our daily lives bound to the Internet ' and are vulnerable to its dangers. |
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"Chilling . . . Extraordinary and urgent." -- Washington Post "Scary but well documented . . . A deep dive into the world of cyber war and cyber warriors." -- Los Angeles Times "Unsettling . . . A deeply informative account of how corporations, governments, and even individuals are rapidly perfecting the ability to monitor and sabotage the Internet infrastructure." -- Christian Science Monitor The wars of the future are already being fought today. The United States military currently views cyberspace as the "fifth domain" of warfare (alongside land, air, sea, and space), and the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the CIA all field teams of hackers who can, and do, launch computer virus strikes against enemy targets. As recent revelations have shown, government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts of information, and the military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace. Shane Harris offers a deeper glimpse into this partnership than we have ever seen before, and he explains what the new cyber security regime means for all of us who spend our daily lives bound to the Internet--and are vulnerable to its dangers. "@War is superb . . . Rigorous, comprehensive, and a joy to read." -- Lawfare |
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"An Eamon Dolan book." |
| Summary |
An investigation into how the Pentagon, NSA, and other government agencies are uniting with corporations to fight in cyberspace, the next great theater of war. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index. |
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Prologue -- The first cyber war -- RTRG-- Building the cyber army -- The internet is a battlefield -- The enemy among us -- The mercenaries -- Cops become spies -- "Another Manhattan Project" -- Buckshot Yankee -- The secret sauce -- The corporate counterstrike -- Spring awakening -- The business of defense -- At the dawn. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Cyber Command.
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United States. National Security Agency.
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United States. National Security Agency. |
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United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Cyber Command. |
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Information warfare -- United States.
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Cyberspace -- Security measures -- Government policy.
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Cyberterrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy.
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Computer crimes -- Prevention -- Government policy.
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Information warfare. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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Electronic books.
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At war |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Harris, Shane. @War Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014 9780544251793 (DLC) 2014016741 (OCoLC)868039093 |
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9780544250444 : $15.95 |
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0544250443 : $15.95 |
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