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21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare: An Examination of the Chinese Cyberthreat from Fundamentals of Communist Policy Regarding Information Warfare … Supported Cyberattack Threat Vectors
Author(s): Bill Hagestad (Author)
Publisher: IT Governance Publishing
Publication Date: 5 Mar. 2012
Language: English
Print length: 328 pages
ISBN-10: 1849283346
ISBN-13: 9781849283342
Book Description
Military doctrine of The People’s Republic of China (PRC) envisages war being waged in five spheres: land, sea, air, outer space and cyberspace. The PRC believes that the early degradation, or destruction, of an enemy’s command and control infrastructure will significantly improve its chances of ultimate victory. But the Chinese 21st century approach to cyberwarfare is both more sophisticated and comprehensive than that. This book examines the military background to today’s doctrines, and explores how the teachings of Sun Tzu (The Art of War), the Thirty-Six Principles from the Warring States era and the hard-learnt lessons of Mao’s Long March infuse and support the modern state’s approach to engaging with enemies and rivals. Chinese cyberwarriors, operating from behind the Great Firewall of China, have substantial campaign experience, and this book reviews operations from Titan Rain – sustained multi-year cyberattacks against the US that started in 2003 – to the most recent, ShadyRAT. This book also reviews the contributions made to the overall Chinese cyberstrategy by civilian hackers and state-owned enterprises and looks at how Advanced Persistent Threats already undermine many of China’s rival states and enterprises. China’s rivals lack a coherent cyberstrategy of their own. They also do not understand the complex cultural, political and historical routes of the modern Chinese state and this is a significant weakness. This book helps everyone with an interest in cybersecurity to ‘know their enemy’. William Hagestad II is an internationally-recognized expert on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army & Government information warfare. He advises international intelligence organizations, military flag officers and multi-national commercial enterprises with regard to their internal IT security governance and external security policies. The linguistic, historical, cultural, economic and military aspects of Chinese cyberwarfare are his forte.
Editorial Reviews
Review
To me, the book is a cross between a military text book and an IT Security book. The military part of the book covers Chinese military doctrine for conducting cyber operations, placing the Chinese method of conducting a virtual offensive soundly on a theoretical basis. It suggests Chinese principles of war, but in the cyberwarfare arena. It supports analysis with a detailed breakdown of the Chinese organisation/structures for conducting cyber operations, showing how the People’s Liberation army, is supported by State Owned Enterprises and state sponsored hackers. The book is well worth reading for those interested in IT Security set in its wider importance.
— Mr J. Curry
From the Back Cover
21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare draws from a combination of business, cultural, historical, linguistic and the author’s personal experience to attempt to explain China to the uninitiated. The objective of the book is to raise awareness of the fact that the People’s Republic of China is using a combination of their unique culture, language, and political will, known as Chinese Communism, to maintain their cultural heritage.
This book is the first to gather the salient information regarding the use of cyber warfare doctrine by the People’s Republic of China to promote its own hegemonistic, national self-interests and enforce its political, military and economic will on other nation states. The threat of Chinese Cyberwarfare can no longer be ignored. It is a clear and present danger to the experienced and innocent alike and will be economically, societally and culturally changing and damaging for the nations that are targeted.
21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare discusses:
Statistics of the Chinese Cyber Threat.
Chinese Government Cyber Initiatives.
Understanding the key motivators for Government Sponsored Cyber Warfare.
Commercial Enterprises as a Cyber Threat Vector.
Nationalistic threads of Chinese Hackers.
And much, much more.
Target audience This book should be read by many, from individuals through to governmental departments. Those that will find benefit from the book include, but are not limited to, law enforcement agencies, international information security professionals, IT professionals, military professionals, government policy makers and corporate management.
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About the Author
Lieutenant Colonel William Hagestad has a Masters of Science in Security Technologies from the College of Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts in Mandarin Chinese. He also holds a second Masters of Science in the Management of Technology from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His military experience spans more than 27 years. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1981 and served in numerous command posts before retirement.
Lieutenant Colonel Hagestad is recognised internationally as an expert on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and Government Information Warfare. He advises international intelligence organisations, military flag officers, and multi-national commercial enterprises on their internal IT security governance and external security policies. He currently speaks both domestically and internationally on the Chinese cyber threat.
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