Cyberthreats The Emerging Fault Lines of the Nation State

• Discusses, at length, the damaging effects of previous international and domestic attacks through the use of computers and their responses
• This well-organized book uses extensive cross-references and an accessible writing style, avoiding the cluttering legal jargon of most other cyber-crime titles, to fully translate the arcane laws surrounding cyber threats
• Answers the question of who is responsible for neutralizing cyber-attacks and provides a fully developed theory as to how the military should effectively respond and prevent future attacks

As new technologies develop, terrorist groups are developing new methods of attack by using the Internet, and by using cyberspace as a battlefield, it has become increasingly difficult to discover the identity of attackers and bring them to justice. The seemingly limitless boundaries of cyberspace has allowed virtually anyone to launch an attack from a remote and anonymous location. But once these attacks occur, it raises several important questions; who should respond, and how?; how should nation-states effectively deal with a cyber-attack?; and will the United States and other nation-states be able to survive in a world where virtual boundaries are limitless? 

In Cyberthreats: The Emerging Fault Lines of the Nation State Susan Brenner gives a thorough explanation of how military and law enforcement personnel respond to these attacks and why bringing cyber-terrorist to justice can be difficult and sometimes impossible.

Readership: Students and scholars interested in the military efforts against cyber crime, intelligence analysts (civilian and military), and policymakers