Information technology is evolving at a truly revolutionary pace, creating with every passing year a more connected world with an ever-expanding digital footprint. Cyber technologies like voice-activated search, automated transport, and the Internet of Things are only broadening the interface between the personal and the online, which creates new challenges and new opportunities. Improving both user security and quality of life demands a rigorous, farsighted approach to cyber operations.
Cyber Operations offers a groundbreaking contribution to this effort, departing from earlier works to offer a comprehensive, structured framework for analyzing cyber systems and their interactions. Drawing on operational examples and real-world case studies, it promises to provide both cyber security professionals and cyber technologies designers with the conceptual models and practical methodologies they need to succeed.
Cyber Operations readers will also find: - Detailed discussions of case studies including the 2016 United States Presidential Election, the Dragonfly Campaign, and more - Coverage of cyber attack impacts ranging from the psychological to attacks on physical infrastructure - Insight from an author with top-level experience in cyber security
Cyber Operations is ideal for all technological professionals or policymakers looking to develop their understanding of cyber issues.
Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Section I Cyber Operations Introduction 1
I.1 Phases of Cyber Operations 3
1 Cyber Operations 9
1.1 Cyber Operations Introduction 9
1.2 Early Internet and Cyber Operations 15
1.3 Cyber Operations' Stage Descriptions 18
1.4 Cyber Operations Wrap-up 22
2 ISIS and Web-Based Insurgency 27
2.1 Introduction 27
2.2 Cyber-Based Irregular Operations 30
2.3 ISIS and Web-Based Insurgency Wrap-up 31
3 Cyber and Crime 37
3.1 Cyber and Crime 37
4 Nation-State Cyber Operations 61
4.1 Nation State Cyber Operations 61
5 Russian Cyber Operations 75
5.1 Russian Cyber Operations 75
6 Chinese Cyber Operations 99
6.1 Chinese Cyber Operations 99
7 DPRK Cyber Operations 117
7.1 DPRK Cyber Operations 117
8 Iranian Cyber Operations 133
8.1 Iranian Cyber Operations 133
9 Independent Cyber Operators 155
9.1 Independent Cyber Operations 155
Section I Cyber Operations Summary 169
I.1 Introduction 169
I.2 Phases of Cyber Operations 171
Section II Introduction to Cyber Effects 177
II.1 Cyber Effects Introduction 177
II.1.1 Example of Cyber Strategic, Tactical, and Criminal Effects 177
II.1.2 Wrap-up 178
10 Strategic Cyber Effects 181
10.1 Strategic Cyber Effects 181
11 Strategic Cyber Effects (2) 185
11.1 Critical Infrastructure Strategic Cyber Effects 185
12 Tactical Cyber Effects 195
12.1 Cyber Tactical Effects 195
13 Cyber Crime Effects 205
13.1 Criminal Cyber Effects 205
Section II Cyber Effects Conclusions 219
II.1 Cyber Effects Overview 219
II.2 Cyber Effects' Wrap-up 220
Section III Cyberspace Environment and Tools Introduction 223
14 Criminal Cyber Operations and Tools 227
14.1 Criminal Cyber Operations and Tools 227
15 Russian Cyber Operations and Tools 239
15.1 Russian Cyber Operations and Tools 239
16 Iran, China, and DPRK Cyber Operations and Tools 251
16.1 China, DPRK, and Iran Cyber Operations and Tools 251
17 Strategic Cyber Technologies -- ICS/SCADA, Election Machines, and Crypto Currencies 261
17.1 Strategic Cyber Technologies 261
18 Cyber Case Studies Conclusion 271
Section III Cyberspace Environment and Tools Conclusion 275
III.A Appendix I -- Tool Examples 278
Bibliography 278
CCS Glossary 281
Index 295
