Harris, Shane

@War : the rise of the military-Internet complex / At war At war, the rise of the military-Internet complex Shane Harris. - xxiv, 263 pages ; 24 cm

"An Eamon Dolan Book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.

Prologue -- The first cyber war -- RTRG-- Building the cyber army -- The internet is a battlefield -- The enemy among us -- The mercenaries -- Cops become spies -- "Another Manhattan Project" -- Buckshot Yankee -- The secret sauce -- The corporate counterstrike -- Spring awakening -- The business of defense -- At the dawn.

The United States military currently views cyberspace as the "fifth domain" of warfare (alongside land, air, sea, and space), and the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the CIA all field teams of hackers who can, and do, launch computer virus strikes against enemy targets. As recent revelations have shown, government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts of information, and the military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace. Shane Harris offers a deeper glimpse into this partnership than we have ever seen before, and he explains what the new cybersecurity regime means for all of us who spend our daily lives bound to the Internet--and are vulnerable to its dangers.--From publisher description.

9780544251793 (hardcover) 0544251792 (hardcover)


United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Cyber Command
United States. National Security Agency.
Estados Unidos. Agencia de Seguridad Nacional


Information warfare--United States.
Cyberspace--Security measures--Government policy.
Cyberterrorism--Prevention--Government policy.
Computer crimes--Prevention--Government policy.
Delitos por computador
Delitos por computador--Prevención
Seguridad en computadores
Ciberespacio--Medidas de seguridad
Ciberterrorismo--Prevención
Política mundial--Estados Unidos

U 163 / H316a 2014

355.3/43