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Technology, policy, law, and ethics regarding U.S. acquisition and use of cyberattack capabilities /

The US armed forces, among other intelligence agencies, are increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes. Although there is ample literature written on the potential impact of an offensive or defensive cyberattack on societal infrastructure...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Offensive Information Warfare
Otros Autores: Owens, William A., 1940-, Dam, Kenneth W., Lin, Herbert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Synopsis
  • 1. Overview, findings, and recommendations
  • Part I: Framing and Basic Technology
  • 2. Technical and operational considerations in cyberattack and cyberexploitation
  • Part II: Mission and Institutional Perspectives
  • 3. A military perspective on cyberattack
  • 4. An intelligence community perspective on cyberattack and cyberexploitation
  • 5. Perspectives on cyberattack outside national security
  • 6. Decision making and oversight
  • Part III: Intellectual Tools for Understanding and Thinking About Cyberattack
  • 7. Legal and ethical perspectives on cyberattack
  • 8. Insights from related areas
  • 9. Speculations on the dynamics of cyberconflict
  • 10. Alternative futures
  • Appendixes: A: Biographies of committee members and staff ; B: Meeting participants and other contributors ; C: Illustrative criminal cyberattacks ; D: Views on the use of force in cyberspace ; E: Technical vulnerabilities targeted by cyber offensive actions.