Theoretical cybersecurity : principles and advanced concepts / Jacob G. Oakley [and four others].

Includes index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A Cyber Taxonomy -- Chapter 3. Cost Benefit -- Chapter 4. Roles and Responsibilities -- Chapter 5. Experimentation -- Chapter 6. Strategic Cybersecurity -- Chapter 7. Strategic Defensive Security -- Chapter 8. Infinite Cybersecurity -- Chapter 9. Cybersecurity and Game Theory -- Chapter 10. Game Theory Case Study: Ransomware -- Index.

There is a distinct lack of theoretical innovation in the cybersecurity industry. This is not to say that innovation is lacking, as new technologies, services, and solutions (as well as buzzwords) are emerging every day. This book will be the first cybersecurity text aimed at encouraging abstract and intellectual exploration of cybersecurity from the philosophical and speculative perspective. Technological innovation is certainly necessary, as it furthers the purveying of goods and services for cybersecurity producers in addition to securing the attack surface of cybersecurity consumers where able. The issue is that the industry, sector, and even academia are largely technologically focused. There is not enough work done to further the trade—the craft of cybersecurity. This book frames the cause of this and other issues, and what can be done about them. Potential methods and directions are outlined regarding how the industry can evolve to embrace theoretical cybersecurity innovation as it pertains to the art, as much as to the science.