Cyber War

by Clarke, Richard A.; Knake, Robert K.

• ISBN13: 9780061962240
• ISBN10: 0061962244
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-10
• Publisher: Ecco Pr

Summary

Author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Against All Enemies, "former presidential advisor and counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke sounds a timely and chilling warning about America's vulnerability in a terrifying new international conflict--"Cyber War! "Every concerned American should read this startling and explosive book that offers an insider's view of White House 'Situation Room' operations and carries the reader to the frontlines of our cyber defense. "Cyber War "exposes a virulent threat to our nation's security. This is no "X-Files "fantasy or conspiracy theory madness--this is real.

Author Biography

Richard A. Clarke has served in the White House for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, who appointed him as National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counterterrorism. He teaches at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, consults for ABC News, and is chairman of Good Harbor Consulting. He is also the author of the national bestseller Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters. Robert K. Knake, a recent international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a master's degree in international security studies from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and has written widely on security issues. He lives with his wife and daughter in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Trial Runs	p. 1
Cyber Warriors	p. 33
The Battlespace	p. 69
The Defense Fails	p. 103
Toward a Defensive Strategy	p. 151
How Offensive?	p. 179
Cyber Peace	p. 219
The Agenda	p. 257
Glossary	p. 281
Appendix: The Nuclear Worm	p. 291
Index	p. 297
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