Cyber War

By:   Richard A. Clarke, Robert Knake
Imprint:   ECCO Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   460g
ISBN:   9780061962233
ISBN 10:   0061962236
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   20 April 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Richard A. Clarke was the first senior White House official with responsibility for cyber war and cyber security, serving in that capacity for both President Clinton and President Bush (43). As Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security, he authored the National Strategy to Defend Cyberspace. He came to that position after serving more than 25 years in intelligence, arms control, and politico-military affairs in the Pentagon, State Department, and National Security Council. He is an Adjunct Faculty member at Harvard's Kennedy School and a senior investigator in the Harvard-MIT Minerva Project on cyber war. He also serves as Chairman of Good Harbor Consulting, which specialises in cyber security. Clarke is the author of two previous works of nonfiction, Against All Enemies and Your Government Failed You, and two novels, Breakpoint and The Scorpion's Gate. Robert K. Knake is a writer and researcher on homeland security issues including cyber security and critical infrastructure protection. He is currently a principal at Good Harbor Consulting, a boutique security firm in Arlington, VA. In 2008, he served on the Presidential Transition Team at the Department of Homeland Security and led the Obama for America counterterrorism policy task force during the campaign. He is a former researcher at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He directed the 2006 Century Foundation Task Force on Homeland Security and edited the final report The Forgotten Homeland.

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