Power and Security in the Information Age - Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Victor Mauer

Power and Security in the Information Age

Investigating the Role of the State in Cyberspace
Buch | Hardcover
182 Seiten
2007
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-7088-9 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
Focusing on the role of the state in defending against cyber threats and in securing the information age, this volume intrigues and provokes with a number of 'fresh' hypotheses, observations and suggestions. It contributes to mapping the diverse layers, actors, approaches and policies of the cyber security realm.
The marriage of computers and telecommunications, the global integration of these technologies and their availability at low cost is bringing about a fundamental transformation in the way humans communicate and interact. But however much consensus there may be on the growing importance of information technology today, agreement is far more elusive when it comes to pinning down the impact of this development on security issues. Written by scholars in international relations, this volume focuses on the role of the state in defending against cyber threats and in securing the information age. The manuscript is captivating with the significance and actuality of the issues discussed and the logical, knowledgeable and engaged presentation of the issues. The essays intrigue and provoke with a number of 'fresh' hypotheses, observations and suggestions, and they contribute to mapping the diverse layers, actors, approaches and policies of the cyber security realm.

Myriam Dunn Cavelty is Senior Research Fellow, Head of the 'New Risks' Research Unit and CRN Coordinator (Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Manage­ment Network) at the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Victor Mauer is Deputy Director at the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel is Director of the Interdisciplinary Global Studies Research Initiative at the Center for Business and Economic Development, Auburn University at Montgomery, USA.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Information, Power, and Security – An Outline of Debates and Implications, Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Elgin M. Brunner; Chapter 2 Is Anything Ever New? – Exploring the Specificities of Security and Governance in the Information Age, Myriam Dunn Cavelty; Chapter 3 Meta-power, Networks, Security and Commerce, J.P. Singh; Chapter 4 Cyberspace and Sovereignty: Thoughts on Physical Space and Digital Space, Geoffrey L. Herrera; Chapter 5 Terrorist Use of the Internet and the Challenges of Governing Cyberspace, Maura Conway; Chapter 6 Improving Information Security in Companies: How to Meet the Need for Threat Information, Manuel Suter; Chapter 7 The Role of the State in Securing the Information Age – Challenges and Prospects, Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Victor Mauer;

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.12.2007
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Informatik Theorie / Studium Kryptologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 0-7546-7088-0 / 0754670880
ISBN-13 978-0-7546-7088-9 / 9780754670889
Zustand Neuware
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