A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986 to 2012

by Jason Healey (Editor), Karl Grindal (Editor)

Overview

A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986-2012 is the first book of its kind- a comprehensive, accessible history of cyber conflict. A Fierce Domain reaches back to look at the major "wake-up calls," the major conflicts that have forced the realization that cyberspace is a harsh place where nations and others contest for superiority. The book identifies the key lessons for policymakers, and, most importantly, where these lessons greatly differ from popular myths common in military and political circles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780989327404
Publisher:	Cyber Conflict Studies Association
Publication date:	06/01/2013
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Introduction 10

Part 1 A Brief History of US Cyber Conflict by Jason Healey 14

Lessons and Findings from Our Cyber Past 20

The Beginning: Realization (to 1998) 27

Maturing Organizations and Concepts: Takeoff (1998-2003) 41

Yesterday's Problems Today: Militarization (2003 to 2012) 64

Conclusion 85

Part 2 Realization 88

Cuckoo's Egg: Stalking the Wily Hacker by Clifford Stoll 89

Morris Worm: Virus Highlights Need For Improved Internet Management Report by the United States General Accounting Office 107

Part 3 Take Off 120

Solar Sunrise: Cyber Attack from Iraq? Tim Maurer 121

Early Patriotic Hacking Jonathan Diamond 136

Moonlight Maze Adam Elkus 152

Part 4 Militarization 164

From Titan Rain to Byzantine Hades: Chinese Cyber Espionage Adam Segal 165

The Estonian Cyberattacks by Andreas Schmidt 174

The Russo-Georgian War 2008 by Andreas Hagen 194

Operation Buckshot Yankee by Karl Grindal 205

Stuxnet, Flame, and Duqu - the Olympic Games by Chris Morton 212

Part 5 Other National Perspectives 232

Japan's Cyber Security History Yurie Ito Greg Rattray Sean Shank 233

Unglamorous Awakenings: How the UK Developed Its Approach to Cyber Shaun Harvey 251

Part 6 Concluding Assessment Jason Healey 265

Appendices 279

Appendix 1 Glossary 279

Appendix 2 Works Cited 286

Appendix 3 Timeline 344

Appendix 4 Index 350