Information Technology for Peace and Security
IT Applications and Infrastructures in Conflicts, Crises, War, and Peace
Editors: Reuter, Christian (Ed.)
Free Preview- Explores the history and dangerous future of unchecked information warfare
- Describes efforts to promote cyber arms control by building trust and transparency
- Establishes a new research direction: information technology for peace and security
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- About this Textbook
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This book offers an introduction to Information Technology with regard to peace, conflict, and security research, a topic that it approaches from natural science, technical and computer science perspectives. Following an initial review of the fundamental roles of IT in connection with peace, conflict and security, the contributing authors address the rise of cyber conflicts via information warfare, cyber espionage, cyber defence and Darknets. The book subsequently explores recent examples of cyber warfare, including:
• The Stuxnet attack on Iran’s uranium refining capability
• The hacking of the German Federal Parliament’s internal communication system
• The Wannacry malware campaign, which used software stolen from a US security agency to launch ransomware attacks worldwide
The book then introduces readers to the concept of cyber peace, including a discussion of confidence and security-building measures. A section on Cyber Arms Control draws comparisons to global efforts to control chemical warfare, to reduce the risk of nuclear war, and to prevent the militarization of space. Additional topics include the security of critical information infrastructures, and cultural violence and peace in social media. The book concludes with an outlook on the future role of IT in peace and security.Information Technology for Peace and Security breaks new ground in a largely unexplored field of study, and offers a valuable asset for a broad readership including students, educators and working professionals in computer science, IT security, peace and conflict studies, and political science.
- About the authors
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Christian Reuter, Ph.D., is a Professor of Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC) at the Department of Computer Science, with a secondary appointment at the Department History and Social Sciences, Technische Universität (TU) Darmstadt. He has authored more than 150 publications on interactive and collaborative technologies in the context of crises, security, safety, and peace.
- Reviews
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“Should you buy this book as a textbook – definitely. Should you buy it to read through or dip into if you are not learning about IT – definitely. This is a fast-developing area of knowledge with significant implications for peace and armed conflict – we can’t all be experts, but we all need to understand as far as possible what needs to be done.” (Marion Birch, Medicine, Conflict and Survival, March 24, 2020)
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Information Technology for Peace and Security – Introduction and Overview
Pages 3-9
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IT in Peace, Conflict, and Security Research
Pages 11-37
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Natural-Science/Technical Peace Research
Pages 39-60
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Information Warfare – From Doctrine to Permanent Conflict
Pages 63-82
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Cyber Espionage and Cyber Defence
Pages 83-106
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Information Technology for Peace and Security
- Book Subtitle
- IT Applications and Infrastructures in Conflicts, Crises, War, and Peace
- Editors
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- Christian Reuter
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer Vieweg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-658-25652-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-658-25652-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-658-25651-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIII, 424
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
- Topics
