Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Computer Science And Telecommunications Board; Committee On Offensive Information Warfare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309138507 ISBN 13: 9780309138505

Verlag: National Academies Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other nations. Although there is a substantial literature on the potential impact of a cyberattack on the societal infrastructure of the United States, little has been written about the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. policy.

Cyberattacks―actions intended to damage adversary computer systems or networks―can be used for a variety of military purposes. But they also have application to certain missions of the intelligence community, such as covert action. They may be useful for certain domestic law enforcement purposes, and some analysts believe that they might be useful for certain private sector entities who are themselves under cyberattack. This report considers all of these applications from an integrated perspective that ties together technology, policy, legal, and ethical issues.

Focusing on the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. national policy, Technology, Policy, Law and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities explores important characteristics of cyberattack. It describes the current international and domestic legal structure as it might apply to cyberattack, and considers analogies to other domains of conflict to develop relevant insights. Of special interest to the military, intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security communities, this report is also an essential point of departure for nongovernmental researchers interested in this rarely discussed topic.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• 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
• Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff
• Appendix B: Meeting Participants and Other Contributors
• Appendix C: Illustrative Criminal Cyberattacks
• Appendix D: Views on the Use of Force in Cyberspace
• Appendix E: Technical Vulnerabilities Targeted by Cyber Offensive Actions

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: National Academies Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0309138507
• ISBN 13: 9780309138505
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 390
• Herausgeber: Lin Herbert S., Dam Kenneth W., Owens William A.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar