Book Review: Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare

Libicki, M.C. (2007). Conquest in Cyberspace: National Security and Information Warfare. New York: Cambridge University Press. 323 pages, ISBN: 978-0-521-69214-4 (paper), US$80 Reviewed by Gary C. Kessler (gary.kessler@champlain.edu) Many books -- and even movies ("Live Free or Die Hard") -- are based upon the premise of an impending information war. In these scenarios -- made all too plausible by the increased frequency with which we read about and experience major information security incidents -- a Bad Guy exploits known computer security vulnerabilities in order to control major national infrastructures via the Internet so as to reap financial, economic, and/or personal power. (see PDF for full review)