Название: Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of CyberwarfareАвтор: John Arquilla
Издательство: Polity Press
Год: 2021
Страниц: 240
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, mobi, epub
Размер: 10.2 MB
Новые технологии меняют способы защиты наших граждан и ведения войн. Среди военных все, что считалось само собой разумеющимся в отношении способности маневрировать и сражаться, теперь подрывается уязвимостью к "оружию массового поражения": новейшим компьютерным червям, вирусам и инвазивным сетям роботов. Дома миллиарды бытовых приборов и других "умных" предметов, образующих Интернет вещей, рискуют быть захваченными, а затем пополнить ряды массивных, вредоносных армий "зомби". Наступила эпоха "битскрига", которая несет в себе серьезные угрозы, начиная от бизнес-сектора и заканчивая полем боя.
New technologies are changing how we protect our citizens and wage our wars. Among militaries, everything taken for granted about the ability to maneuver and fight is now undermined by vulnerability to "weapons of mass disruption": cutting-edge computer worms, viruses, and invasive robot networks. At home, billions of household appliances and other "smart" items that form the Internet of Things risk being taken over, then added to the ranks of massive, malicious "zombie" armies. The age of Bitskrieg is here, bringing vexing threats that range from the business sector to the battlefield.
In this new book, world-renowned cybersecurity expert John Arquilla looks unflinchingly at the challenges posed by cyberwarfare " which he argues have been neither met nor mastered. He offers fresh solutions for protecting against enemies that are often anonymous, unpredictable, and capable of projecting force and influence vastly disproportionate to their size, strength, or wealth. The changes called for require radical rethinking of military and security affairs, diplomacy, and even the routines of our daily lives.
Regarding the security of connectivity and information, he makes a strong case for encryption and utilization of Cloud computing. In the area of military and security affairs, he argues convincingly about swarm tactics (small networked teams on the ground, connected with each other and attack aircraft) successfully engaging a larger enemy. He also emphasizes the necessity to move from a hierarchical to a networked perspective regarding information flows and organizational forms that were tailored for the industrial age, but are no longer effective today. Finally, he argues convincingly for international meetings that take seriously the idea of cyber arms control.
Indeed, Arquilla argued for cyber arms control negotiations as early as the 1990s, to no avail. At the time, the United States led the world in cyber and it was presumed that that edge would last. While the United States still has the edge offensively in the world of cyber, the Russians and the Chinese lead defensively. In fact, Arquilla argues that Iran’s and North Korea’s defensive capabilities in cyber are more advanced than those of the United States. And he discusses the reasons why open societies have been at a disadvantage in developing secure cyber defenses.
These are only a few of the ideas and revelations presented in this fast-paced, lively study. There is much, much more that will add depth and breadth to the reader’s understanding of the cyber challenges that face the United States and the world. As Secretary of Defense, I warned that the United States was vulnerable to a cyber “Pearl Harbor.” The threat of a cyber attack that shuts down our electric grid, and financial, government, chemical, transportation, and other infrastructure systems, is real. Arquilla’s handling of this complex subject is deft and clear-eyed. His love of the United States, and his work toward keeping us safe and secure, place him among the leading national security thinkers of our time. He is presenting a wake-up call to the nation that will determine whether we are prepared to deal with the cyber threats to the security and safety of our democracy.
“A masterful treatise on a dauntingly complex subject, Bitskrieg is also a lively, engaging read that makes this frightening new concept something each of us can understand. Brilliant and intensely relevant.” - Stan McChrystal, General, US Army (retired), Founder & CEO of McChrystal Group
“Bitskrieg is striking for a number of reasons — the amount of expertise on display, the precise and unflinching language used to describe various situations and scenarios, and the perspectives of military power, national security, and social well-being at its heart.” - The Geyser
About the Author:
John Arquilla is Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. For more than 30 years, his ideas have influenced the discourse on military and security affairs in the Cyber Age.
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