Cyber Security Challenges Confronting Canada and the United States

John Michael Weaver (DPA, University of Baltimore) is Associate Professor of Intelligence Analysis at York College of Pennsylvania (USA).Benjamin T. Johnson is a PH.D. candidate in the field of political science at York University in Toronto (Canada).

“This is a timely book. The authors provide an excellent introduction to cyber security and how this important topic is handled in both the United States and Canada. The authors convey clearly how potential adversaries, whether state actors or non-state actors, employ different power tools in the cyber domain. These actors use asymmetric means in order to infiltrate and exploit cyber vulnerabilities in North America, most notably in the information domain. In presenting a simplified model and through a documented qualitative study, the book provides an overview to the reader on what to look out for and how to understand cyber security challenges in the United States and Canada.”—Tom Røseth, Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies, Norwegian Defence University College

• List of Illustrations – List of Tables – Preface – Introduction and Background – Research Questions, Methodology, and Limitations – The Canada—U.S. Alliance – Al Qaeda – People’s Republic of China (China) – Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) – Islamic State (IS) – Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK/North Korea) – Russian Federation (Russia) – Analysis and Findings – Conclusion – About the Authors – Index.