Bitskrieg

The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare

Bitskrieg
John Arquilla
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Paperback
h214 x 162mm - 240pg
9 Jul 2021 UK
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9781509543632
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New technologies are changing how we protect our citizens and wage our wars. Among militaries, everything taken for granted about the ability to maneuver and fight is now undermined by vulnerability to "weapons of mass disruption": cutting-edge computer worms, viruses, and invasive robot networks. At home, billions of household appliances and other "smart" items that form the Internet of Things risk being overtaken, then added to the ranks of massive, malicious "zombie" armies. The age of Bitskrieg is here, bringing vexing threats that range from the business sector to the battlefield. In this new book, world-renowned cyber security expert John Arquilla looks unflinchingly at the challenges posed by cyberwarfare - which he argues have neither been met nor mastered. He offers fresh solutions for protecting against enemies that are often anonymous, unpredictable and capable of projecting force and influence vastly disproportionate to their size, strength or wealth. The changes called for require radical rethinking of military and security affairs, diplomacy, even the routines of our daily lives.
"A masterful treatise on a dauntingly complex subject, Bitskrieg is also a lively, engaging read that makes this frightening new concept something each of us can understand. Brilliant and intensely relevant. "Stan McChrystal, General, US Army (Retired), Founder & CEO of McChrystal Group"Written by a true visionary in national security and technology, John Arquilla' s Bitskrieg is a call to arms to face the changes reshaping our world and war itself. Even more, by blending insights from history with the latest in cyber attacks, it hits that sweet spot of being both an easy and interesting read. Enjoy and learn!"P. W. Singer, best-selling author of Ghost Fleet, Burn-In, LikeWar, and Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know"There is no one better qualified than John Arquilla to describe - and guide the rest of us - through the digital wilderness of cyberwarfare, with its endlessly shifting and exponentially growing terrain. This book deserves wide attention, for the wisdom in it could well prevent a future disaster, and might just possibly prevent a future war. "Paul Saffo, Silicon Valley Futurist"Bitskrieg is that rare combination of an authoritative and stylish read. It gives us a ringside seat to help us understand the disruptive innovations that have fundamentally redefined the nature of war and security. At its heart, it is a warning that we ignore at our peril. "John Kao, Chairman, Institute for Large Scale Innovation
John Arquilla is Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. For more than thirty years his ideas have influenced the discourse on military and security affairs in the Cyber Age.
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ISBN-13: 9781509543632
Published: 9 Jul 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Publisher: Polity Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 214mm
Width: 162mm
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 298g
Pages: 240

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