Information Warfare and Information Security

Author: Dan Lao Bu Ke Po
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: In recent years, information warfare has attracted the attention and imagination of government officials, information security experts, and curious onlookers worldwide. The term "information warfare" is used to describe a vast field of activities, particularly the domain of information terrorists. Using nothing more than computer keyboards and mice, they can infiltrate others' computers, leading to plane crashes, unprecedented large-scale power outages, or food poisoning. Terrorists could destroy computer systems supporting banking and finance, causing stock market crashes and economic collapse. These disasters have not yet occurred, but now people worry that if teenagers are allowed to tamper with computer systems, including the U.S. Department of Defense's systems, without punishment, then such disasters and similar ones are entirely possible. This book is a specialized work on information warfare, primarily introducing battle methods for targeting and utilizing information media to defeat enemies and win victories. It includes computer intrusion and destruction, espionage and intelligence warfare, wiretapping and fraud in telecommunications systems, manipulation of human perception, and electronic warfare, among others. The book is divided into three parts: the "Introduction," the "Information Offense Warfare," and the "Information Defense Warfare." Rich in case studies and comprehensive in content, it spans multiple fields, including information crime, information terrorism, national information security, personal rights and information security, and more. It is a rare and invaluable work on information security.