Cyber-security and threat politics : US efforts to secure the information age /

This book explores the political process behind the construction of cyber-threats as one of the quintessential security threats of modern times in the US. Myriam Dunn Cavelty posits that cyber-threats are definable by their unsubstantiated nature. Despite this, they have been propelled to the forefr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dunn Cavelty, Myriam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Colección:CSS studies in security and international relations.
Temas:
Computer security > United States.
Computer security > Government policy > United States.
Threats > Government policy > United States.
Computer networks > Security measures > United States.
National security > United States.
Sécurité informatique > États-Unis.
Sécurité informatique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Menaces > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Sécurité > Mesures > États-Unis.
COMPUTERS > Internet > Security.
COMPUTERS > Networking > Security.
COMPUTERS > Security > General.
Computer networks > Security measures
Computer security
Computer security > Government policy
National security
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book explores the political process behind the construction of cyber-threats as one of the quintessential security threats of modern times in the US. Myriam Dunn Cavelty posits that cyber-threats are definable by their unsubstantiated nature. Despite this, they have been propelled to the forefront of the political agenda. Using an innovative theoretical approach, this book examines how, under what conditions, by whom, for what reasons, and with what impact cyber-threats have been moved on to the political agenda. In particular, it analyses how governments have used threat frames,
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 182 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0203937414
9780203937419

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