Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar

Martin C. Libicki

ISBN 10: 1441776893 ISBN 13: 9781441776891

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The protection of cyberspace, the information medium, has become a vital national interest because of its importance both to the economy and to military power. An attacker may tamper with networks to steal information for money or to disrupt operations. Future wars are likely to be carried out, in part or perhaps entirely, in cyberspace. It might seem that maneuvering in cyberspace is like maneuvering in other media, but nothing would be more misleading. Cyberspace has its own laws. It is easy to hide identities and difficult to predict or even understand battle damage, and attacks deplete themselves quickly. Cyberwar is nothing so much as the manipulation of ambiguity.

Martin Libicki explores these topics in detail and uses the results to address such issues as the pros and cons of counterattack, the value of deterrence and vigilance, and other defensive actions the United States and the US Air Force can take in the face of deliberate cyberattack.

About this title

About the Authors

Martin C. Libicki is a senior management scientist at the Rand Corporation whose research and analysis focuses on the relationship of information technology to national and domestic security. Selected publications include How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida and Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare. He previously taught at the National Defense University and received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1978.

Erik Sandvold, award-winning actor and narrator, graduated with honors from Northwestern University's theater department. His wide-ranging résumé includes major roles with leading theater companies in Colorado; over thirty national, regional, and local television commercials; many short and feature-length films; and the narration of over five hundred books and countless magazine articles for the Library of Congress.

Reviews

Author Martin Libicki discusses national security and policy relating to cyberspace. His screed goes on and on without direction. Rambling about theoretical and difficult concepts, he seems to lose sight of where he is headed. He intimates that our government remains naïve about the electronic threat and open to attacks. Lubicki offers no credentials or supporting documents to justify his wordy opinions. Narrator Erik Sandvold can do little more than read the punchy sentences; he's unable to establish a continuity the writer should have provided. The material frequently sends listeners to consult an appendix, an impossible task in audio. (It's annoying for the production to suggest it.) At no point in the narrative does Libicki summarize his central theme, leaving the task to his audience. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441776893
• ISBN 13: 9781441776891
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 7