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037    |bIndependent Pub Group, 814 N Franklin st, Chicago, IL, 
       USA, 60610, (312)3370747|nSAN 201-2936 
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100 1  Blunden, Bill,|d1969-|eauthor. 
245 10 Behold a pale farce :|bcyberwar, threat inflation, & the 
       malware industrial complex /|cBill Blunden and Violet 
       Cheung. 
246 3  Behold a pale farce :|bcyberwar, threat inflation, and the
       malware industrial complex 
250    First edition. 
264  1 Walterville, OR :|bTrine Day LLC,|c[2014] 
264  2 Chicago, Illinois :|bDistribution to the trade by: 
       Independent Publishers Group (IPG) 
264  4 |c©2014 
300    xiv, 441 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  A backdrop of metaphors -- Our frenemy in Asia -- Cyberwar
       as a misdiagnosis -- Cybercrime -- Espionage -- The scope 
       of the U.S. espionage -- The infrastructure -- Thread 
       inflation -- The quandary of attribution -- Shades of 
       Orwell -- The origins of cyber-insecurity -- Cyber-
       security for the 99%. 
520    This book presents a data-driven message that exposes the 
       cyberwar media campaign being directed by the Pentagon and
       its patronage networks. By demonstrating that the American
       public is being coerced by a threat that has been blown 
       out of proportion, this book discusses how the notion of 
       cyberwar instills a crisis mentality that discourages 
       formal risk assessment, making the public anxious and 
       hence susceptible to ill-conceived solutions. With content
       that challenges conventional notions regarding cyber 
       security, Behold a pale farce covers topics, including 
       cybercrime; modern espionage; mass-surveillance systems; 
       and the threats facing infrastructure targets such as the 
       Federal Reserve, the stock exchange, and 
       telecommunications, in a way that provides objective 
       analysis rather than advocacy. 
650  0 Information warfare. 
650  0 Information warfare|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Computer security|zUnited States. 
650  0 Computer networks|xSecurity measures|zUnited States. 
650  0 Cyberspace|xSecurity measures|zUnited States. 
650  0 Security, International. 
700 1  Cheung, Violet,|eauthor. 
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