Current and Emerging Trends in Cyber Operations Policy, Strategy and Practice

by Lemieux, Frederic

• ISBN13: 9781137455543
• ISBN10: 1137455543
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-08-31
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The field of cyber operations has seen increasing interest among both academics and professionals in recent years. It encompasses multiple disciplines, which are associated with both the technical and non-technical operations conducted in cyberspace. This book importantly focuses on the non-technical aspects, such as policy, strategy and best practice. In doing so, it presents both theoretical and practical approaches towards understanding the evolution of cyber operations.
 
Current and Emerging Trends in Cyber Operations provides a multidisciplinary examination of international trends, with contributions from scholars and high-profile practitioners working in the fields of cyber security, cyber warfare, and information management. An international approach is adopted – one that incorporates studies from a military (warfare) context as well as civilian (private industry) environments.
 
This volume will be essential reading for policy makers, military personnel, private sector professionals and both senior scholars and students to understand current changes and new issues in cyber operations.

Author Biography

Frederic Lemieux is Full Professor, George Washington University, USA. He is the program director of the master's degree in homeland security, master's degree in strategic cyber operations and information management, and co-director of the bachelor's degree in cyber security. He also founded The George Washington University Cyber Academy. He has published several books, chapters, and journal articles in the field of homeland security, international police cooperation and cybersecurity.

Table of Contents

1. Trends in Cyber Operations: An Introduction; Frederic Lemieux 
PART I: CONFLICTS IN CYBER SPACE
2. Cyber Conflict: Disruption and Exploitation in the Digital Age; Scott Applegate
3. Establishing Cyber Warfare Doctrine; Andrew Colarik and Lech Janczewski
4. How Cyber Changes the Laws of War; Jack Goldsmith
PART II: GEOPOLITICS OF CONFLICTS IN THE CYBER SPACE
5. Russia's Information Warfare Capabilities; Roland Heickerö
6. The Sino-U.S. Digital Relationship and International Cyber Security; Jyh-An Lee
7. Cyber Operations in the Middle East; Jeffrey Bardin
PART III: DEFENSE STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES
8. A National Strategy for the United States Cyberspace; Harold 'Punch' Moulton, James Stavridis, and Constance Uthoff
9. Defending Critical Infrastructures Against Cyber Attacks: Cooperation Through Data Exchange Infrastructure and Advanced Data Analytics; Frederic Lemieux
10. Cyber Security Protection Measures Applied in the UK and USA; Wayne Harrop and Ashley Matteson
PART IV: CYBER INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SECURITY
11. Typologies of Attacks and Vulnerabilities Related to the National Critical Infrastructure; Charles Pak
12. Opportunities and Security Challenges of Big Data; Zal Azmi
13. Strategic Cyber Intelligence: An Examination of Practices across Industry, Government and Military; Constance Uthoff