@WAR : the rise of the military-Internet complex /

@WAR : the rise of the military-Internet complex /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Harris, Shane.
Imprint:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Description:	xxiv, 263 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Strategic Command (2002- ). -- Cyber Command. United States. -- National Security Agency. United States. -- National Security Agency. United States. -- Strategic Command (2002- ). -- Cyber Command. Information warfare -- United States. Cyberspace -- Security measures -- Government policy. Cyberterrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy. Computer crimes -- Prevention -- Government policy. Information warfare. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10102464

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	At war, the rise of the military-Internet complex
ISBN:	9780544251793 (hardcover) 0544251792 (hardcover)
Notes:	"An Eamon Dolan Book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.
Summary:	The United States military now views cyberspace as the "fifth domain" of warfare, alongside land, air, sea, and space. The Pentagon, the National Security Agency, and the CIA field teams of hackers who launch cyber strikes against enemy targets--and amass staggering quantities of personal information on all of us. These same virtual warriors, along with a growing band of private-sector counterparts, are charged with defending us against the vast array of criminals, terrorists, and foreign governments who attack us with ever-increasing frequency and effectiveness. Journalist Shane Harris infiltrates the frontlines of this fifth domain, explaining how and why government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Microsoft to collect huge amounts of information and launch private cyber wars. The military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace, and Harris offers a penetrating and unnerving view of this partnership. Finally, he details the welter of opportunities and threats that the mushrooming "military-Internet complex" poses for our personal freedoms, our economic security, and the future of our nation.--From publisher description.

Table of Contents:

A Note on Sources
Prologue
Part I.
1. The First Cyber War
2. RTRG
3. Building the Cyber Army
4. The Internet is a Battlefield
5. The Enemy Among Us
6. The Mercenaries
7. Cops Become Spies
Part II.
8. "Another Manhattan Project"
9. Buckshot Yankee
10. The Secret Sauce
11. The Corporate Counterstrike
12. Spring Awakening
13. The Business of Defense
14. At The Dawn
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index