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Steve Winterfeld - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • cyber warfare techniques tactics and tools for security practitioners
    2011
    Co-Authors: Jason Andress, Steve Winterfeld
    Abstract:

    Cyber Warfare explores the battlefields, participants and the tools and techniques used during today's digital conflicts. The concepts discussed in this book will give those involved in information security at all levels a better idea of how cyber conflicts are carried out now, how they will change in the future and how to detect and defend against espionage, hacktivism, insider threats and non-state actors like organized criminals and terrorists. Every one of our systems is under attack from multiple vectors-our defenses must be ready all the time and our alert systems must detect the threats every time. Provides concrete examples and real-world guidance on how to identify and defend your network against malicious attacks Dives deeply into relevant technical and factual information from an insider's point of view Details the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber war and how computer criminal law may change as a result Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter 1. What is Cyber Warfare? Chapter 2. The Cyberspace Battlefield Chapter 3. Cyber Doctrine Chapter 4. Cyber Warriors Chapter 5. Logical Weapons Chapter 6. Physical Weapons Chapter 7. Psychological Weapons Chapter 8. computer network exploitation Chapter 9. computer network Attack Chapter 10. computer network Defense Chapter 11. Non-State Actors in computer network Operations Chapter 12. Legal System Impacts Chapter 13. Ethics Chapter 14. Cyberspace Challenges Chapter 15. The Future of Cyber War Appendix: Cyber Timeline

  • chapter 8 computer network exploitation
    Cyber Warfare#R##N#Techniques Tactics and Tools for Security .. Practitioners.., 2011
    Co-Authors: Jason Andress, Steve Winterfeld
    Abstract:

    Publisher Summary The term computer network exploitation (CNE) is a cyber warfare term of military origin, and one that may be slightly confusing to those who are not on the inside of the environment. Officially defined, CNE is “Enabling operations and intelligence collection capabilities conducted through the use of computer networks to gather data from target or adversary automated information systems or networks.” Such operations are the cyber equivalent of good old-fashioned spying. Although such intelligence gathering activities are a standard part of warfare and of the normal conduct of government, in the cyber world, the mechanisms that allow such activities to be conducted can be a bit easier to carry out than they are in the physical world. When one stores the darkest secrets on computer systems that are connected, however indirectly, to the global Internet, one leaves a pathway open for skilled attackers to access this information. Attack sources can be a bit of a vague notion in the world of logical attacks. Direct attacks, as they sound, are attacks conducted directly from the system that is directly controlled by the attacker; i.e., the attacker is not attached to the system remotely from another system. Although direct attacks certainly have the benefit of not spreading the route that the attacker is taking out over a series of potentially unstable connections, they do nothing to disguise the origin of the attacks.

Jason Andress - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • cyber warfare techniques tactics and tools for security practitioners
    2011
    Co-Authors: Jason Andress, Steve Winterfeld
    Abstract:

    Cyber Warfare explores the battlefields, participants and the tools and techniques used during today's digital conflicts. The concepts discussed in this book will give those involved in information security at all levels a better idea of how cyber conflicts are carried out now, how they will change in the future and how to detect and defend against espionage, hacktivism, insider threats and non-state actors like organized criminals and terrorists. Every one of our systems is under attack from multiple vectors-our defenses must be ready all the time and our alert systems must detect the threats every time. Provides concrete examples and real-world guidance on how to identify and defend your network against malicious attacks Dives deeply into relevant technical and factual information from an insider's point of view Details the ethics, laws and consequences of cyber war and how computer criminal law may change as a result Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter 1. What is Cyber Warfare? Chapter 2. The Cyberspace Battlefield Chapter 3. Cyber Doctrine Chapter 4. Cyber Warriors Chapter 5. Logical Weapons Chapter 6. Physical Weapons Chapter 7. Psychological Weapons Chapter 8. computer network exploitation Chapter 9. computer network Attack Chapter 10. computer network Defense Chapter 11. Non-State Actors in computer network Operations Chapter 12. Legal System Impacts Chapter 13. Ethics Chapter 14. Cyberspace Challenges Chapter 15. The Future of Cyber War Appendix: Cyber Timeline

  • chapter 8 computer network exploitation
    Cyber Warfare#R##N#Techniques Tactics and Tools for Security .. Practitioners.., 2011
    Co-Authors: Jason Andress, Steve Winterfeld
    Abstract:

    Publisher Summary The term computer network exploitation (CNE) is a cyber warfare term of military origin, and one that may be slightly confusing to those who are not on the inside of the environment. Officially defined, CNE is “Enabling operations and intelligence collection capabilities conducted through the use of computer networks to gather data from target or adversary automated information systems or networks.” Such operations are the cyber equivalent of good old-fashioned spying. Although such intelligence gathering activities are a standard part of warfare and of the normal conduct of government, in the cyber world, the mechanisms that allow such activities to be conducted can be a bit easier to carry out than they are in the physical world. When one stores the darkest secrets on computer systems that are connected, however indirectly, to the global Internet, one leaves a pathway open for skilled attackers to access this information. Attack sources can be a bit of a vague notion in the world of logical attacks. Direct attacks, as they sound, are attacks conducted directly from the system that is directly controlled by the attacker; i.e., the attacker is not attached to the system remotely from another system. Although direct attacks certainly have the benefit of not spreading the route that the attacker is taking out over a series of potentially unstable connections, they do nothing to disguise the origin of the attacks.

Jan Lucénius - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • computer network exploitation
    Cyber Warfare, 2013
    Co-Authors: Jan Lucénius
    Abstract:

    computer network exploitation refers to the ability to exploit data or information a person has gathered on a target for his or her own purposes, and it is the phase of cyber warfare being experienced globally today. This chapter discusses computer network exploitation basics and begins by explaining how to identify targets by gleaning information from them and identifying those to be surveilled. Potential sources for attacks, along with agencies that might be behind attacks, are highlighted. Also discussed is the issue of reconnaissance—how to use it to conduct planning operations for future attacks, and the differences between the three reconnaissance types known as Open Source Intelligence, passive reconnaissance, and Advanced Persistent Threat. The topic of surveillance is also explored, including the difference between reconnaissance and surveillance, justifications for conducting surveillance, details regarding voice and data surveillance, large-scale implementations of surveillance, and uses of data collected through surveillance methods.

Bryan Krekel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • capability of the people s republic of china to conduct cyber warfare and computer network exploitation
    2009
    Co-Authors: Bryan Krekel
    Abstract:

    Abstract : This paper presents a comprehensive open source assessment of China's capability to conduct computer network operations (CNO) both during peacetime and periods of conflict. The result will hopefully serve as useful reference to policymakers, China specialists, and information operations professionals. The research for this project encompassed five broad categories to show how the People's Republic of China (PRC) is pursuing computer network operations (CNO) and the extent to which it is being implemented by examining: a) The PLA's strategy for computer network operations at the campaign and strategic level to understand how China is integrating this capability into overall planning efforts and operationalizing it among its field units; b) Who are the principal institutional and individual "actors" in Chinese CNO and what linkages may exist between the civilian and military operators; c) Possible targets of Chinese CNO against the US during a conflict to understand how the PLA might attempt to seize information control over the US or similar technologically advanced military during a conflict; d) The characteristics of ongoing network exploitation activities targeting the US Government and private sector that are frequently attributed to China; e) A timeline of alleged Chinese intrusions into US government and industry networks to provide broader context for these activities. The basis for this work was a close review of authoritative open source PLA writings, interviews with Western PLA and information warfare analysts, reviews of Western scholarship on these subjects, and forensic analysis of intrusions into US networks assessed to have Chinese origins. The research draws heavily from journals and articles published by the Chinese National Defense University and the Academy of Military Sciences, the military's highest authority for issues of doctrine, strategy, and force modernization.

Fjellvikås, Sara Bergfjord - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Grensene for en stats selvforsvarsrett etter FN-pakten artikkel 51 ved digitale angrep fra en annen stat
    2018
    Co-Authors: Fjellvikås, Sara Bergfjord
    Abstract:

    Problemstillingen for masteroppgaven er «Grensene for en stats selvforsvarsrett etter FN-pakten artikkel 51 ved digitale angrep fra en annen stat». Problemstillingens aktualitet belyses av at stater i økende grad blir utsatt for digitale angrep. Flere stater som Kina, Russland og USA anser det digitale rom som et fremtidig krigsområde, og samtlige har formulert egne digitale strategier og inkorporert cyberenheter i deres respektive militære enheter. Det hersker i dag en politisk spenning mellom vestlige stater og Russland som følge av en rekke digitale hendelser som de vestlige statene mener kan tilbakeføres til Russland. Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet (NSM) registrerte ifølge deres årsrapport for 2017 totalt 21 915 «uønskede hendelser» mot norske informasjonssystemer. Av disse igjen ble 5232 prioritert for oppfølgning. Ifølge NSM er den generelle tendensen at antallet hendelser øker, og nettverksoperasjoner fra andre stater anses å utgjøre den høyeste IKT-risikoen for norsk offentlig forvaltning. Spørsmålet om når staters selvforsvarsrett inntrer ved digitale angrep og de nærmere grensene for selvforsvarsutøvelsen, er utfordrende å besvare blant annet fordi de folkerettslige reglene på området er tilpasset konvensjonell, og ikke digital krigføring. Oppgaven vil imidlertid vise at selv om de folkerettslige reglene på området er tilpasset konvensjonell og ikke digital krigføring, får de folkerettslige reglene i stor grad også anvendelse på digitale angrep. Første del av oppgaven behandler spørsmålet om når selvforsvarsretten inntrer, herunder spørsmålet om når en stat kan holdes ansvarlig for en digital operasjon, om digitale operasjoner utført av ikke-statlige aktører kan utløse selvforsvarsretten uavhengig av statsansvar samt spørsmålet om når en digital operasjon utgjør et «væpnet angrep» jf. FN-pakten art. 51. Andre del av oppgaven analyserer de folkerettslige grensene for selve selvforsvarsutøvelsen ved digitale angrep, herunder hva selvforsvarsresponsene nærmere kan bestå i. Et særlig aktuelt spørsmål er bruken av såkalte aktive digitale selvforsvarsresponser. Bruken av disse er kontroversielt blant annet med tanke på risikoen for utilsiktede konsekvenser i strid med folkeretten og fare for konflikteskalering. Hovedargumentet for bruk av slike selvforsvarsresponser er at passive selvforsvarsmetoder som brannmurer, kryptering og automatiske varslingssystemer, ikke har vist seg tilstrekkelige for å forhindre nye metoder for og en økende grad av digitale angrep, i tillegg til deres manglende avskrekkende effekt på potensielle angripere. Et annet argument er at dersom myndighetene unnlater å iverksette aktive digitale selvforsvarsresponser kan man risikere at private aktører selv benytter seg av slike metoder for å beskytte egen virksomhet med den manglende offentlige kontrollen samt fare for brudd på folkeretten og statlig konflikteskalering som dette fører med seg. Et eget spørsmål er om såkalt computer network exploitation (CNE) eller uthenting av sensitiv informasjon om angriperstatens datanettverk i sammenheng med utførelse av aktive motangrep, er i samsvar med reglene for jus ad bellum. Oppgaven analyserer til slutt tre digitale hendelser i lys av selvforsvarsretten; henholdsvis de digitale operasjonene mot Estland i 2007, Stuxnet-operasjonen mot Iran i 2010 samt den russiske innblandingen i det amerikanske presidentvalget i 2016, før den avsluttes med noen samlende bemerkninger