(NAPSI)—In today’s modern age, a number of groups work to make sure security and privacy do not become distant memories.
Information warfare strategies and tactics have been of concern to defense planners since the mid-1980s (the recent Internet and related technologies explosion has served to intensify that concern).
According to a recent Computer Security Institute survey, 85 percent of the respondents from large corporations and government agencies detected computer security breaches within the last twelve months.
An additional 64 percent reported a financial loss due to computer breaches.
Experts say such statistics point to the inability of many organizations to deal with cyber crime—a problem which security systems consultant Michael Erbschloe says is a pressing one.
“Now is the time to come to grips with information warfare,” Erbschloe says. “Military, civilian government, private industry and international organizations have a very busy agenda ahead of them in order to catch up to the need to protect the global information infrastructure.”
Erbschloe’s book, Information Warfare: How To Survive Cyber Attacks (McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media, $29.99), details a number of concepts and principles that are important for dealing with computer crime.
Erbschloe writes about the impact of information warfare and explains the methodologies behind hacks and cyber attacks. In addition, he provides defensive strategies and counter measures that can help companies survive infrastructure attacks, military conflicts, competitive intelligence gathering, economic warfare and corporate espionage.
“This is a valuable contribution to the study of information warfare because it asks the reader to attend to the seriousness of the subject,” says John Stanton of the National Defense Industrial Association. “And the author offers workable, corrective actions to the problems identified.”
For more information visit www.osborne.com
A number of companies and government organizations take steps to prevent “cyber attacks.”
Note to Editors: A review copy of the book, and more information is available from Bettina Faltermeier, (510) 883-7657 or e-mail: bettina_faltermeier@mcgraw-hill.com
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