Cyber Operations walks you through all the processes to set up, defend, and attack computer networks. This book focuses on networks and real attacks, offers extensive coverage of offensive and defensive techniques, and is supported by a rich collection of exercises and resources. You'll learn how to configure your network from the ground up, starting by setting up your virtual test environment with basics like DNS and active directory, through common network services, and ending with complex web applications involving web servers and backend databases. Key defensive techniques are integrated throughout the exposition. You will develop situational awareness of your network and will build a complete defensive infrastructure—including log servers, network firewalls, web application firewalls, and intrusion detection systems. Of course, you cannot truly understand how to defend a network if you do not know how to attack it, so you will attack your test systems in a variety of ways beginning with elementary attacks against browsers and culminating with a case study of the compromise of a defended e-commerce site. The author, who has coached his university’s cyber defense team three times to the finals of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, provides a practical, hands-on approach to cyber security.

This book explores current and emerging trends in policy, strategy, and practice related to cyber operations conducted by states and non-state actors. The book examines in depth the nature and dynamics of conflicts in the cyberspace, the geopolitics of cyber conflicts, defence strategy and practice, cyber intelligence and information security.

Information technology and cyber operations, both from a policy and budget perspective, are among the most challenging national security issues. There is particular concern about how the Department of Defense can put up-to-date technology in the hands of the warfighter in a timely and cost-effective manner. The second issue before this Subcommittee is cyber operations. This subcommittee has viewed as one of its primary responsibilities helping to ensure that the military is as prepared as it can be to defend the Nation in cyberspace. It is one of the few areas of the budget where there is widespread agreement that more spending is necessary, but we also want to see that all taxpayer funds are spent carefully and effectively. These have been turbulent, challenging years, with a constant yet evolving terrorist threat and an explosion of cyber threats, as well as other national security challenges. Through it all, through terrorist plots, cyber intrusions of every description, not to mention intentional illegal disclosures of important national security information, General Alexander and the folks at NSA made sure that support for our troops in the field was a top priority.

Cybersecurity Operations Handbook is the first book for daily operations teams who install, operate and maintain a range of security technologies to protect corporate infrastructure. Written by experts in security operations, this book provides extensive guidance on almost all aspects of daily operational security, asset protection, integrity management, availability methodology, incident response and other issues that operational teams need to know to properly run security products and services in a live environment. Provides a master document on Mandatory FCC Best Practices and complete coverage of all critical operational procedures for meeting Homeland Security requirements. · First book written for daily operations teams · Guidance on almost all aspects of daily operational security, asset protection, integrity management · Critical information for compliance with Homeland Security

Information technology and cyber operations : modernization and policy issues in a changing national security environment : hearing before the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, hearing held March 12, 2014.