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Understanding Cyber-Warfare: Politics, Policy and Strategy

Understanding Cyber-Warfare: Politics, Policy and Strategy

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This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the historical, technical, and strategic context of global cyber conflict, with three new chapters and a comprehensive overview of key issue areas. It is essential reading for students of cybersecurity/cyber conflict and information warfare, as well as for students of intelligence studies, security and strategic studies, defense policy, and IR in general.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 19 April 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd


This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible introduction to the multifaceted realm of global cyber conflict, encompassing its historical, technical, and strategic dimensions. The second edition has undergone a thorough revision and update, featuring three new chapters to enhance its coverage.

Cyber warfare encompasses a wide range of issues related to doctrine, strategy, policy, international relations (IR), and operational practices associated with computer network attacks, exploitation, and defense. However, it unfolds within the intricate sociopolitical context of digital contestation, alongside other forms of digital conflict. This book aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the technical, strategic, and policy aspects of cyber conflict, as well as an introduction to key state and non-state actors.

In particular, the book offers a comprehensive overview of several key issue areas:

A historical perspective on the emergence and evolution of cyber warfare, encompassing the basic characteristics and methods of computer network attacks, exploitation, and defense.

An interdisciplinary set of theoretical perspectives on conflict in the digital age, drawing from the fields of IR, security studies, psychology, science, technology, and society (STS) studies.

Current national perspectives, policies, doctrines, and strategies relevant to cyber warfare, including the development of cyber capabilities and the role of military organizations.

An examination of key challenges in international law, norm development, and deterrence, as cyber warfare transcends national boundaries.

The role of emerging information technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing in shaping the dynamics of global cyber conflict.

This textbook is an invaluable resource for students pursuing studies in cybersecurity/cyber conflict and information warfare. It is also highly recommended for students of intelligence studies, security and strategic studies, defense policy, and IR in general. By delving into these complex and evolving topics, students will gain a deeper appreciation of the challenges and opportunities posed by the rapidly evolving field of global cyber conflict.

Weight: 652g
Dimension: 173 x 246 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032159317
Edition number: 2 ed

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