For the first time in the world, scientific–technical literature in the scope of one
complex publication in progress and comprehensively was spotlighted the entire
complex of theoretical and practical aspects of development and application of the
new kind of weapons—cyberweapons.
The material, which is presented in our book, not only is in minute details, but
also systematized in the hierarchical structure “concepts—methods—means—patterns of application.”
In Chap. 1 under detailed consideration are the concepts, means, and examples
of the cyberweapons application, science substantiations, definitions (terms) and
classification of cyberweapons, and way of its influence on the objects under attack.
Cyber influences are classified as per the following categories: as per kind
(single and group), as per type (passive and active), as per the nature of the damage
effects (high frequency and complex), as per the target of application (attack,
defensive and probing), and as per the method of implementation (algorithmic,
software, hardware, and physical).
Under coverage are also peculiarities of the numerous varieties of each from the
above-indicated types. For instance, are analyzed such types of attack cyberimpacts,
as confidentiality breach of information, disruption of the informational integrity,
information access corruption, and psychological influences. As for the defensive
varieties of cyber influences, under focus are the revealing, counteracting, diverting
for the false informational resources, etc. The chapter is concluded with the section
«Cyber Security of Power Facilities: Past, Present and Future», dedicated to the
problems of ensuring cybersecurity of the nuclear stations: concepts of safeguarding, major cyberthreats, and ways of their neutralization.
Chapter 2 dwells on the dangerous computer viruses, software Trojans and spy
programs, influence patterns on the computer by software Trojans, means of
infiltration, and mechanisms of their interaction with the attacking subject—a
hacker, a criminal, or a proxy of the special services.
Independent sections’ frameworks unveil here the software keyboard spies,
principle of functioning of the rootkit technology, cookies, the spy program regin
with indication of the actual instances of Trojans, embedded into the standard
PE-file of the Microsoft Windows system.
Chapter 3 is dedicated to investigations of Trojans in the electronic equipment—
in telecommunication systems, in computers, in systems of mobile communications, in automobiles, and even in the household electronics. In fact, here is depicted
the entire evolutionary way of development of the hardware Trojans from the bulky
cabinets, boxes, and cases to integrated circuits.
The Chapters 4 to 7 concentrate doggedly on the main known from the reference
literature types of the hardware Trojans in integrated circuits, principles of their
designing, functional mechanisms, means of infiltration, methods of their masking,
methods of their detection, as well as the methods of safeguarding and
counteraction.
It is noteworthy that Chap. 6 is dedicated to the detailed description of the basic
method of the hardware Trojans detection—reverse designing (reengineering) of
integrated circuits. This chapter is actually the practical guidance on the reverse
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complex publication in progress and comprehensively was spotlighted the entire
complex of theoretical and practical aspects of development and application of the
new kind of weapons—cyberweapons.
The material, which is presented in our book, not only is in minute details, but
also systematized in the hierarchical structure “concepts—methods—means—patterns of application.”
In Chap. 1 under detailed consideration are the concepts, means, and examples
of the cyberweapons application, science substantiations, definitions (terms) and
classification of cyberweapons, and way of its influence on the objects under attack.
Cyber influences are classified as per the following categories: as per kind
(single and group), as per type (passive and active), as per the nature of the damage
effects (high frequency and complex), as per the target of application (attack,
defensive and probing), and as per the method of implementation (algorithmic,
software, hardware, and physical).
Under coverage are also peculiarities of the numerous varieties of each from the
above-indicated types. For instance, are analyzed such types of attack cyberimpacts,
as confidentiality breach of information, disruption of the informational integrity,
information access corruption, and psychological influences. As for the defensive
varieties of cyber influences, under focus are the revealing, counteracting, diverting
for the false informational resources, etc. The chapter is concluded with the section
«Cyber Security of Power Facilities: Past, Present and Future», dedicated to the
problems of ensuring cybersecurity of the nuclear stations: concepts of safeguarding, major cyberthreats, and ways of their neutralization.
Chapter 2 dwells on the dangerous computer viruses, software Trojans and spy
programs, influence patterns on the computer by software Trojans, means of
infiltration, and mechanisms of their interaction with the attacking subject—a
hacker, a criminal, or a proxy of the special services.
Independent sections’ frameworks unveil here the software keyboard spies,
principle of functioning of the rootkit technology, cookies, the spy program regin
with indication of the actual instances of Trojans, embedded into the standard
PE-file of the Microsoft Windows system.
Chapter 3 is dedicated to investigations of Trojans in the electronic equipment—
in telecommunication systems, in computers, in systems of mobile communications, in automobiles, and even in the household electronics. In fact, here is depicted
the entire evolutionary way of development of the hardware Trojans from the bulky
cabinets, boxes, and cases to integrated circuits.
The Chapters 4 to 7 concentrate doggedly on the main known from the reference
literature types of the hardware Trojans in integrated circuits, principles of their
designing, functional mechanisms, means of infiltration, methods of their masking,
methods of their detection, as well as the methods of safeguarding and
counteraction.
It is noteworthy that Chap. 6 is dedicated to the detailed description of the basic
method of the hardware Trojans detection—reverse designing (reengineering) of
integrated circuits. This chapter is actually the practical guidance on the reverse
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