This book revises the strategic objectives of Information Warfare, interpreting them according to the modern canons of information age, focusing on the fabric of society, the economy, and critical Infrastructures. The authors build plausible detailed real-world scenarios for each entity, showing the related possible threats from the Information Warfare point of view. In addition, the authors dive into the description of the still open problems, especially when it comes to critical infrastructures, and the countermeasures that can be implemented, possibly inspiring further research in the domain.This book intends to provide a conceptual framework and a methodological guide, enriched with vivid and compelling use cases for the readers (e.g. technologists, academicians, military, government) interested in what Information Warfare really means, when its lenses are applied to current technology. Without sacrificing accuracy, rigor and, most importantly, the big picture of Information Warfare, this book dives into several relevant and up-to-date critical domains.The authors illustrate how finance (an always green target of Information Warfare) is intertwined with Social Media, and how an opponent could exploit these latter ones to reach its objectives. Also, how cryptocurrencies are going to reshape the economy, and the risks involved by this paradigm shift. Even more compelling is how the very fabric of society is going to be reshaped by technology, for instance how our democratic elections are exposed to risks that are even greater than what appears in the current public discussions. Not to mention how our Critical Infrastructure is becoming exposed to a series of novel threats, ranging from state-supported malware to drones. A detailed discussion of possible countermeasures and what the open issues are for each of the highlighted threats complete this book.This book targets a widespread audience that includes researchers and advanced level students studying and working in computer science with a focus on security. Military officers, government officials and professionals working in this field will also find this book useful as a reference.
Preface.AcknowledgementForewordOrganizationBook structure1. Information DisorderThe new social ecosystemThreat: disinformation campaignAttacksVaccine hesitancyImmigrationClimate changePublic naivetyAlleged political scandalsCountermeasures..Low-quality information.Fake-news detection and removal.Credibility.Spreading truth.Datasets.Malicious actorsSocial botsFake profilesAstroturfSpammersSock puppetsPolitical memesNew directionsEconomyState-sponsored CryptocurrencyThreatCollapse of the cryptocurrenciesAttacks and countermeasuresHash FunctionsOpen IssuesScenario 2: Trust in the Computational Power.Threat: New Technologies.Scenario 3: InfrastructureAttacks and CountermeasureOpen IssuesTowards a State-Sponsored CryptocurrencyBitcoin LimitationsDevelop a State-Sponsored CryptocurrencyScenario 1: Stock market forecastsThreat: Information-based manipulationA large attack surfaceAttacks and countermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsThreat: Trade-based manipulationAttacksCountermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsThreat: Algorithm-based manipulationAlgorithms taking overLoose cannons on the automation deckAttacksCountermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsOther countermeasuresThreat: Technological bias, divide, and monopolyAttacks and countermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsScenario 3: Remote stock marketThreat: Attacks against availabilityAttacks and countermeasuresThreat: Work-from-home perilsAttacksCountermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsScenario 4: Complex financial networksThreat: Systemic risk and cascading failures Measures of systemic riskEconomics and finance approachesNetwork approachesCountermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsPart.- InfrastructureCritical InfrastructureScenario: Cyber Warfare targeting Critical InfrastructuresThreat: MalwareAttacks and CountermeasuresOpen Issues and Future DirectionsScenario: A new Cyber-Physical threat from the skyThreat: DronesAttacks and CountermeasuresOpen Issues and Future DirectionsAttacks and countermeasuresOpen issues and future directionsThreat: outsourcing of securityAttacks and countermeasuresTrust in the cloudSecurity perimeterConfidentialityIntegrityAvailabilityOpen issues and future directionsTechnical sideGlossaryBibliography
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