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Cyber War Will Not Take Place Copertina flessibile – 11 aprile 2013

Edizione Inglese di Thomas Rid (Autore)
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'Cyber war is coming,' announced a land- mark RAND report in 1993. In 2005, the U.S. Air Force boasted it would now fly, fight, and win in cyberspace, the 'fifth domain' of war- fare. This book takes stock, twenty years on: is cyber war really coming? Has war indeed entered the fifth domain? Cyber War Will Not Take Place cuts through the hype and takes a fresh look at cyber security. Thomas Rid argues that the focus on war and winning distracts from the real challenge of cyberspace: non-violent confrontation that may rival or even replace violence in surprising ways. The threat consists of three different vectors: espionage, sabotage, and subversion. The author traces the most significant hacks and attacks, exploring the full spectrum of case studies from the shadowy world of computer espionage and weaponised code. With a mix of technical detail and rigorous political analysis, the book explores some key ques- tions: What are cyber weapons? How have they changed the meaning of violence? How likely and how dangerous is crowd-sourced subversive activity? Why has there never been a lethal cyber attack against a country's critical infrastructure? How serious is the threat of 'pure' cyber espionage, of exfiltrating data without infiltrating humans first? And who is most vulnerable: which countries, industries, individuals?
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  1. Lunghezza stampa
    256 pagine
  2. Lingua
    Inglese
  3. Editore
    C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
  4. Data di pubblicazione
    11 aprile 2013
  5. ISBN-10
    1849042802
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1849042802
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'In a new book, provocatively titled Cyber War Will Not Take Place, Rid argues that what we have seen so far in the cyber realm can t properly be classified as war at all. And, he and his allies suggest, in thinking of it that way, we re creating new international hazards and diverting attention from changes that might actually keep us safe. Rid represents one pole of an emerging debate, as the world's policy establishment grapples with how to think about virtual attacks. One side believes that to downplay them is dangerously naive that this latest weapon of war has to be treated with the same seriousness as conventional arms, even nuclear weapons. An international effort is now underway to codify international rules of war as they apply to cyberattacks, placing them on a continuum with conventional warfare. Rid s side of this debate, which includes both experts on cybersecurity and those given the task of designing the new weapons for cyberspace, argues that although the threat is real, in overstating it we re helping create a new kind of global risk. Framing cyberattacks as acts of war has already fueled escalation, as countries like Iran and China invest in their own offensive cyberwarfare capabilities. And the military's enthusiastic embrace of this new theater of war, stoked by public fear, could have dangerous consequences.' ----Boston Globe

'In Cyber War Will Not Take Place, Thomas Rid throws a well-timed bucket of cold water on an increasingly alarmist debate. Just as strategic bombing never fulfilled its promise, and even air power at its apogee -- Kosovo in 1999, or Libya two years ago -- only worked with old-fashioned boots on the ground, Rid argues that the promise of cyber war is equally illusory. . . What Rid does, with great skill, is to pivot the discussion away from cyber war and towards cyber weapons.' ----Financial Times

'Thomas Rid is a German-born academic, now at King s College London. He is one of Britain's leading authorities on, and sceptics about, cyber-warfare. His provocatively titled book attacks the hype and mystique about sabotage, espionage, subversion and other mischief on the internet. He agrees that these present urgent security problems. But he dislikes talk of warfare and the militarisation of the debate about dangers in cyberspace. Computer code can do lots of things, but it is not a weapon of war. He criticises the American air force for using a lobbying gimmick with talk of cyber as a fifth domain of warfare, after land, sea, air and space.' ----The Economist

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Thomas Rid is Reader in War Studies at King's College London. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations in the School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.

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  • Editore ‏ : ‎ C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd (11 aprile 2013)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina flessibile ‏ : ‎ 256 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1849042802
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1849042802
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 318 g
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Giuseppe Fiore
4,0 su 5 stelle La guerra cyber non avrà luogo
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Cyber War Will Not Take Place è un libro che nasce da un saggio dallo stesso titolo pubblicato nel gennaio del 2012 da Thomas Rid sul JSS – Journal of Strategic Studies[1]. Successivamente l’editore Taylor & Francis rende lo studio accessibile online e consultabile gratuitamente mentre la rivista Foreign Policy ne pubblica una versione più corta apparsa sullo stesso JSS. Nel marzo del 2013 con questo titolo volutamente provocatorio si concretizza il libro edito dalla Oxford University Press.

Sin dalle prime pagine si trovano i tratti distintivi di una visione in controtendenza con le abituali argomentazioni portate a supporto della cosiddetta cyber war.

Partendo con la classica definizione di Clausewitz di cosa rappresenta un atto di guerra[2], questo libro espone sin dall’inizio, una prospettiva diversa dalla visione standardizzata che ci viene comunemente proposta nella trattazione del tema la quale arriva a prevedere, al suo estremo, una cyber Hiroshima[3].

Termini come cyber war e cyberspace nonostante siano stati ampiamente utilizzati – e lo siano ancora – nei mezzi di comunicazione, nelle relazioni ufficiali, nei report di think tank e tra accademici, non convincono pienamente Thomas Rid che attraverso una chiara esposizione arriva alla sorprendente conclusione che è alquanto improbabile che la cosiddetta cyber war si verifichi in futuro. Secondo l’autore, infatti, tutti gli attacchi informatici che si sono susseguiti nel corso degli ultimi decenni sono semplicemente versioni sofisticate e/o diverse di tre attività antiche come la guerra stessa: sovversione, spionaggio e sabotaggio.

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Robert M. Lee
5,0 su 5 stelle A Realistic View on a Complicated Domain
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 16 settembre 2013
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Dr. Rid's book is a breath of fresh air to a topic that is constantly abused: "cyber war." His book tackles many issues and provides good case studies with historical context and compelling arguments against the Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) that plagues the cyberspace domain. This book will absolutely infuriate some people and make many more uncomfortable because it challenges notions and does not take the overly popular position and hype around cyber attacks; but the book is a must-read for that very reason. This countering viewpoint will allow for some much needed debates to take place on the entire topic of the cyberspace domain as well as how we view, label, and respond to cyber attacks. Currently, when someone in the news media, politician, or contract holder states that company x has been hit with "cyber attacks" it is impossible to know if they mean automated scans that exist everywhere on the Internet, simple exploitation attempts by basic level hackers, or targeted and crippling attacks by nation-state programs. This lack of understanding and poor classification cannot continue in the domain if we are ever to secure it. Dr. Rid's book sets the stage to discuss this and many more topics.

There will be those that do not like the views that Dr. Rid states. Many will challenge his view on warfare (although war itself does not change regardless of the domain and his points are very well thought out) as it applies to the cyberspace domain. Many will argue against his positions and definitions of cyber attacks. The fact of the matter is the arguing and the debate is exactly why this book is so great. I personally feel Dr. Rid is correct. I do not believe a sole cyber war will ever take place; it'll always be war with cyber as one component. I do believe there is too much hype and I believe there is too much abuse of ill defined terminology. I feel much of what is labeled as cyber attacks is actually economic and cyber espionage that can be as costly but must be labeled and countered correctly. I feel that people who are most likely to be upset by his book are those that want to label things incorrectly and hype the issues to ensure large contracts, job security, or political movement in a complicated domain. I feel that Dr. Rid's views are realistic, timely, and needed. But again that's the point; my views and my feelings may be different from other readers. My feelings should be different. Discussions must be had. Thanks to this book there are plenty of topics to identify and debate. This domain needs more though out and intellectual discussions for us all to succeed. And in that aspect, this book that takes a realistic view on a complicated domain is a revolutionary piece.
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Dirk Heinen
3,0 su 5 stelle good analysis, but beyond the point
Recensito in Germania il 20 febbraio 2014
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This book is very very good in terms of determining a terminology of cyber, war, aggresion etc. and thus giving a solid framework within which to conduct the professional discussion about the topic.
However, I think this is a bit beyond the point of such popular literature. In reality, this solid framework is not used. Day to day speak is somewhat neglectful in terms of correct terminology and this fact is completely disregarded in this book.
So all the conclusions that Rid takes are correct only within this framework, but not within the popular discussion, which does not base is arguments about cyber "war" on the categorization of a german military theoretician of the 19th century.
In other words: Cyber war according to Rid's definition will most probably not take place. But this is not the cyber war of the popular discussion, which is already well under way.
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Gerald Wiley
5,0 su 5 stelle Required Reading
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 10 aprile 2013
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Cogent, balanced, incredibly well informed and thought through.

Thomas Rid's work is both timely and up to date, including comment on, and analysis of, the APT1 report release by Mandiant in February 2013.

Rid helpfully classifies Cyber Attacks in to three sub-types: Subversion, Sabotage and Espionage. He provides a helpful framework for consideration and analysis of such attacks, and blows away many cobwebs and much of the lazy thinking that has become associated with the notion of 'Cyber War'. He also draws attention to the absence of violence (a pre-requisite for War as defined by Clausewitz) in almost all Cyber Attacks.

Of course the flaw in the book is also that it is predicated on Clausewitz's early 19th Century definition of war. Can't help but think he would define it differently were he alive today.....

As Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones has commented regarding the title of the book " I do so hope he's correct". And as Brendan Behan famously said "hope for the best, and prepare for the worst".

Required reading for all Information Security Professionals......
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The Desert Fly
5,0 su 5 stelle Indispensable for Strategist and Security Practitioner Alike
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 11 gennaio 2015
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Dr. Rid's book is a breath - nay, a desperate gasp - of fresh air in an overwhelming sea of blather from self-professed experts who all too often lack expertise in warfare and strategy, information security, or both.

I hold a master's degree in Strategy, and have worked in information ("cyber") security for a number of years. I first heard Dr. Rid interviewed for King's College London's War Studies Podcast, had been eager to read his book, and finally invested the time to do. I was not disappointed. His arguments are many and varied, but from my perspective they boiled down to two main concepts. First: the definitions of war and warfare defined by Carl von Clausewitz are still the best framework for understanding either concept, and because "cyberwar"/information security lacks a number of key commonalities with either, the resulting martial language used to discuss the security of information technology is imprecise and counter-productive. Second: "cyber security" is more productively considered through the conceptual frameworks of sabotage, espionage, and subversion than through the conceptual frameworks of war and warfare in which it is commonly discussed.

At no point does Dr. Rid argue against the dangers posed by vulnerabilities in international data networks - in fact, his case studies and observations make precisely the opposite case. However, he very adeptly disassembles the common martial rhetoric used to discuss the topic, and provides cogent arguments, observations, and case studies to wrap it all up. The book will be more accessible to those who are familiar with either military topics, information security, or both, but Dr. Rid does a reasonably good job of staying out of the realm of technobabble in order to make the book comprehensible to most readers.

If there's one flaw to Dr. Rid's argument, it may be a lack of imagination: it's dangerous to presume what technology will or won't be able to do in ten, fifteen, twenty, fifty years. However, even this criticism is muted by his careful discussion of what is or isn't likely to happen, rather than what will absolutely happen; and his skepticism is still more credible than many of the alarmist predictions from others. Given the continuing debate over the attribution of the recent Sony hack, Dr. Rid's book (and particularly its penultimate chapter) seem prescient.

For anyone interested in the future of warfare, or in information security, Dr. Rid's book is a must-read.
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Knox
4,0 su 5 stelle interesting read
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Great insight into the cyberwar hype. The book provides excellent insight into the possibility of a cyber attack.. But also clears some if the hype surrounding the term.
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