Cyber Guerilla
- 1st Edition - June 13, 2016
- Authors: Jelle Van Haaster, Rickey Gevers, Martijn Sprengers
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 5 1 9 7 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 5 2 8 4 - 6
Much as Che Guevara’s book Guerilla Warfare helped define and delineate a new type of warfare in the wake of the Cuban revolution in 1961, Cyber Guerilla will help define the new t… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMuch as Che Guevara’s book Guerilla Warfare helped define and delineate a new type of warfare in the wake of the Cuban revolution in 1961, Cyber Guerilla will help define the new types of threats and fighters now appearing in the digital landscape.
Cyber Guerilla provides valuable insight for infosec professionals and consultants, as well as government, military, and corporate IT strategists who must defend against myriad threats from non-state actors. The authors take readers inside the operations and tactics of cyber guerillas, who are changing the dynamics of cyber warfare and information security through their unconventional strategies and threats. This book draws lessons from the authors’ own experiences but also from illustrative hacker groups such as Anonymous, LulzSec and Rebellious Rose.
- Discusses the conceptual and ideological foundation of hackers and hacker groups
- Provides concrete footholds regarding hacker group strategy
- Discusses how cyber guerillas are changing the face of cyber warfare and cyber security through asymmetrical, flexible and stealthy means and methods
- Explains the tactics, techniques, and procedures these hacker groups use in their operations
- Describes how cyber guerrillas and hackers use the media and influence the public
- Serves as a must-have guide for anyone who wants to understand—or is responsible for defending against—cyber warfare attacks
Information security professionals and consultants, system administrators, government and military officials focusing on IT security, IT administrators and managers focused on information security, as well as hackers and penetration testers
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: General principles of cyber guerilla
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The essence of cyber guerilla
- Cyber guerilla strategy
- Cyber guerilla tactics
- Cyber warfare on favorable terrain (When to wage guerilla)
- Cyber warfare on unfavorable terrain
- Conclusions
- Chapter 2: The hacker group
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The hacker as social reformer
- The hacker as combatant
- The hacker group
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Organization of #operations
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Intelligence
- Operations
- Considerations during operations
- Tools and techniques
- Effects
- Media strategy
- Postoperation posturing
- Chapter 4: Appendices
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Illustrative hacker groups (Rickey Gevers)
- Future of hacker groups
- Index
- No. of pages: 142
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 13, 2016
- Imprint: Syngress
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128051979
- eBook ISBN: 9780128052846
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Jelle Van Haaster
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