Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power

ISBN-13: 9781107127609 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 252 str.

Tim Maurer

Opis

Cyber Mercenaries explores how and why states use hackers as proxies to project power through cyberspace.

Recenzje

'Tim Maurer has broken important new ground explaining how states project force in cyberspace through proxies, from government contractors to activists to mercenary hackers. He argues persuasively that states' dependence on proxy forces will increase, and that we will see new kinds of collaboration and even competition between state and non-state actors. His book is an important and urgent call to policymakers to start thinking about how to avoid new conflicts that will inevitably arise from these state-proxy relationships.' Shane Harris, author of @War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex

Spis treści

Part I. Of Brokers and Proxies: 1. Cyber proxies: an introduction; 2. Proxies: an instrument of power since ancient times; 3. Cyber power: geopolitics and human rights; Part II. Cyber Proxies Up Close: 4. Cyber proxies on a tight leash: the United States; 5. Cyber proxies on a loose leash: Iran and Syria; 6. Cyber proxies on the loose: the former Soviet Union; 7. Change over time: China's evolving relationships with cyber proxies; Part III. Implications: 8. The theory: state responsibility and cyber proxies; 9. The practice: shaping cyber proxy relationships; 10. Conclusion: cyber proxies, the future, and suggestions for further research; Future research; Notes.