Cyberphobia : identity, trust, security and the Internet / Edward Lucas
By: Lucas, Edward [author].
Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury, 2015Edition: First U.S. edition.Description: xxv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781632862259.Subject(s): Computer crimes | Computer security | InternetGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | HV8079.C65 L83 2015 (Browse shelf) | 200 | Available | AU00000000010728 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-298) and index
Meet the Hakhetts -- The unreliability of computers -- Identity and its enemies -- Collateral damage -- The geopolitics of the Internet -- Spies v warriors -- The spy in your pocket -- The danger of monoculture -- Clearing the jungle -- Passwords unscrambled -- Identity politics -- Turning the tables
"Lucas [examines the cybercrime] confronting our security--both for individuals and nations. The uncomfortable truth is that we do not take cybersecurity seriously enough. Strong regulations on automotive safety or guidelines for the airline industry are commonplace, but when it comes to the Internet, it might as well be the Wild West. Standards of securing our computers and other Internet-connected technology are diverse, but just like the rules of the road meant to protect both individual drivers and everyone else driving alongside them, weak cybersecurity on the computers and Internet systems near us put everyone at risk"--Dust jacket flap