Strategic Cyber Deterrence - The Active Cyber Defense Option

This book offers a systematic analysis of the various existing strategic cyber deterrence options and introduces active cyber defense as a technically capable and legally viable alternative strategy for the deterrence of cyber attacks. It examines the array of malicious actors operating in the domain and their methods of attack and motivations.

List of contents

I. Thinking About Deterrence
1. Strategic Landscape
2. Cyber Attacks
3. Theoretical Foundations

II. Traditional Deterrence Options
4. Deterrence by Retaliation
5. Deterrence by Denial
6. Deterrence by Entanglement

III. A Strategic Alternative
7. Active Cyber Defense
8. Alternative Strategy Selection
Appendix: National Strategy Agenda

About the author

By Scott Jasper

Summary

This book offers a systematic analysis of the various existing strategic cyber deterrence options and introduces active cyber defense as a technically capable and legally viable alternative strategy for the deterrence of cyber attacks. It examines the array of malicious actors operating in the domain and their methods of attack and motivations.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Jasper, Jasper Scott
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781538104897
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0489-7
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Internet; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; COMPUTERS / Security / General, Privacy & data protection, Privacy and data protection, Network Security, COMPUTERS / Security / Network Security