New dimensions of information warfare / Roberto Di Pietro, Simone Raponi, Maurantonio Caprolu, Stefano Cresci.
Di Pietro, Roberto (Computer scientist), author.; Raponi, Simone, author.; Caprolu, Maurantonio, author.; Cresci, Stefano, author.
2021
QA76.9.A25
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Title
New dimensions of information warfare / Roberto Di Pietro, Simone Raponi, Maurantonio Caprolu, Stefano Cresci.
Author
Di Pietro, Roberto (Computer scientist), author.
ISBN
303060618X (electronic book)
9783030606183 (electronic bk.)
3030606171
9783030606176
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60618-3
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-60618-3 doi
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QA76.9.A25
Dewey Decimal Classification
005.8
Summary
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.
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Raponi, Simone, author.
Caprolu, Maurantonio, author.
Cresci, Stefano, author.
Series
Advances in information security ; 84. 1568-2633
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Preface
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Organization
Book structure
1. Information Disorder
The new social ecosystem
Threat: disinformation campaign
Attacks
Vaccine hesitancy
Immigration
Climate change
Public naivety
Alleged political scandals
Countermeasures
Low-quality information
Fake-news detection and removal
Credibility
Spreading truth
Datasets
Malicious actors
Social bots
Fake profiles
Astroturf
Spammers
Sock puppets
Political memes
New directions
Part
Economy
State-sponsored Cryptocurrency
Threat: Collapse of the cryptocurrencies
Attacks and countermeasures
Hash Functions
Open Issues
Scenario 2: Trust in the Computational Power
Threat: New Technologies
Scenario 3: Infrastructure
Attacks and Countermeasures
Open Issues
Towards a State-Sponsored Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Limitations
Develop a State-Sponsored Cryptocurrency
Scenario 1: Stock market forecasts
Threat: Information-based manipulation
A large attack surface
Attacks and countermeasures
Open issues and future directions
Threat: Trade-based manipulation
Attacks
Countermeasures
Open issues and future directions
Threat: Algorithm-based manipulation
Algorithms taking over
Loose cannons on the automation deck
Attacks
Countermeasures
Open issues and future directions
Other countermeasures
Threat: Technological bias, divide, and monopoly
Attacks and countermeasures
Open issues and future directions
Scenario 3: Remote stock market
Threat: Attacks against availability
Attacks and countermeasures
Threat: Work-from-home perils
Attacks
Countermeasures
Open issues and future directions
Scenario 4: Complex financial networks
Threat: Systemic risk and cascading failures
Measures of systemic risk
Economics and finance approaches
Network approaches
Countermeasures
Open issues and future directions. Part
Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure
Scenario: Cyber Warfare targeting Critical Infrastructures
Threat: Malware
Attacks and Countermeasures
Open Issues and Future Directions
Scenario: A new Cyber-Physical threat from the sky
Threat: Drones
Attacks and Countermeasures
Open Issues and Future Directions
Attacks and countermeasures
Open issues and future directions
Threat: outsourcing of security
Attacks and countermeasures
Trust in the cloud
Security perimeter
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Open issues and future directions
Technical side.

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