| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 441 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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%. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Information warfare.
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Information warfare -- Psychological aspects.
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Computer security -- United States.
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Computer networks -- Security measures -- United States.
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Cyberspace -- Security measures -- United States.
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Security, International.
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| Added Author |
Cheung, Violet, author.
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| Added Title |
Behold a pale farce : cyberwar, threat inflation, and the malware industrial complex |
| ISBN |
9781937584801 (print) |
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1937584801 (print) |
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9781937584818 (epud) |
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193758481X (epud) |
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9781937584825 (mobi) |
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1937584828 (mobi) |
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