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This updated and expanded edition of Cyberspace in Peace and War by Martin C. Libicki presents a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, cyberwar, and cyber-terrorism. From basic concepts to advanced principles, Libicki examines the sources and consequences of system compromises, addresses strategic aspects of cyberwar, and defines cybersecurity in the context…

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1 author picked Cyberspace in Peace and War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a wonderfully informative introduction to cyber system variability, and is something to both read from cover to cover and have on your shelf (physical or electronic) to dip into from time to time, as I do.

Libicki’s ideas appear throughout my book, including the advice he gives on page 1 that "…when facing a problem such as the threat from cyberspace it pays to be serious but not desperate."

If you seriously want to understand how to use disease models to understand cybersecurity and variability, the books by Libicki and Singer and Friedman provide a fantastic background in…

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