Cyberjutsu

Like Sun Tzu's Art of War for Modern Business, this book uses ancient ninja scrolls as the foundation for teaching readers about cyber-warfare, espionage and security.

Cyberjutsu is a practical cybersecurity field guide based on the techniques, tactics, and procedures of the ancient ninja. Cyber warfare specialist Ben McCarty’s analysis of declassified Japanese scrolls will show how you can apply ninja methods to combat today’s security challenges like information warfare, deceptive infiltration, espionage, and zero-day attacks.

Learn how to use key ninja techniques to find gaps in a target’s defense, strike where the enemy is negligent, master the art of invisibility, and more. McCarty outlines specific, in-depth security mitigations such as fending off social engineering attacks by being present with “the correct mind,” mapping your network like an adversary to prevent breaches, and leveraging ninja-like traps to protect your systems.

You’ll also learn how to:

• Use threat modeling to reveal network vulnerabilities
• Identify insider threats in your organization
• Deploy countermeasures like network sensors, time-based controls, air gaps, and authentication protocols
• Guard against malware command and-control servers
• Detect attackers, prevent supply-chain attacks, and counter zero-day exploits

Cyberjutsu is the playbook that every modern cybersecurity professional needs to channel their inner ninja. Turn to the old ways to combat the latest cyber threats and stay one step ahead of your adversaries.

About the Author

Ben McCarty is a cybersecurity specialist and former developer for the NSA, where he created cyberspace tools used by the intelligence community and DoD. He served in the US Army’s Network Warfare Battalion and became the first fully qualified cyber warfare specialist (35Q) in US Army history. He is currently a quantum security researcher in the Washington, DC, area.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Mapping Networks

Chapter 2: Guarding with Special Care

Chapter 3: Xenophobic Security

Chapter 4: Identification Challenges

Chapter 5: Double-Sealed Password

Chapter 6: Hours of Infiltration

Chapter 7: Access to Time

Chapter 8:Tools

Chapter 9: Sensors

Chapter 10: Bridges and Ladders

Chapter 11: Locks

Chapter 12: Moon on the Water

Chapter 13: Worm Agent

Chapter 14: Ghost on the Moon

Chapter 15: The Art of the Fireflies

Chapter 16: Live Capture

Chapter 17: Fire Attack

Chapter 18: Covert Communication

Chapter 19: Call Signs

Chapter 20: Light, Noise, and Litter Discipline

Chapter 21: Circumstances of Infiltration

Chapter 22: Zero Days

Chapter 23: Hiring Shinobi

Chapter 24: Guardhouse Behavior

Chapter 25: Zero Suspicion Threat Management

Chapter 26: Shinobi Tradecraft