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Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare <br />
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The global Internet has served primarily as an arena for peaceful commerce. Some <br />
analysts have become concerned that cyberspace could be used as a potential <br />
domain of warfare, however. Martin C. Libicki argues that the possibilities of <br />
hostile conquest are less threatening than these analysts suppose. It is in fact <br />
difficult to take control of other people's information systems, corrupt their <br />
data, and shut those systems down. Conversely, there is considerable untapped <br />
potential to influence other people's use of cyberspace, as computer systems are <br />
employed and linked in new ways over time. The author explores both the <br />
potential for and limitations to information warfare, including its use in <br />
weapons systems and in command-and-control operations as well as in the <br />
generation of "noise." He also investigates how far "friendly conquest" in <br />
cyberspace extends, such as the power to persuade users to adopt new points of <br />
view. Libicki observes that friendly conquests can in some instances make <br />
hostile conquests easier or at least prompt distrust among network partners. He <br />
discusses the role of public policy in managing the conquest and defense of <br />
cyberspace and shows how cyberspace is becoming more ubiquitous and complex.<br />
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Table Of Contents<br />
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List of Figures page x<br />
Acknowledgments xi<br />
1 Introduction 1<br />
2 Hostile Conquest as InformationWarfare 15<br />
3 InformationWarfare as Noise 50<br />
4 CanInformationWarfare Be Strategic? 73<br />
5 InformationWarfare against Command and Control 102<br />
6 Friendly Conquest in Cyberspace 125<br />
7 Friendly Conquest Using Global Systems 169<br />
8 Retail Conquest in Cyberspace 193<br />
9 From Intimacy, Vulnerability 220<br />
10 Talking Conquest in Cyberspace 231<br />
11 Managing Conquest in Cyberspace 256<br />
Appendix A:Why Cyberspace Is Likely to Gain Consequence 291<br />
Index 307<br />
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* ISBN: 0521692148<br />
* ISBN-13: 9780521692144<br />
* Format: Paperback, 323pp<br />
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press<br />
* Pub. Date: April 2007<br />
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