Cyberphobia
Subtitle: identity, trust, security and the Internet
By: Edward Lucas
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781632862259
Subjects: Computer crimes; Computer security; Internet
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: Meet the Hakhetts; title: The unreliability of computers; title: Identity and its enemies; title: Collateral damage; title: The geopolitics of the Internet; title: Spies v warriors; title: The spy in your pocket; title: The danger of monoculture; title: Clearing the jungle; title: Passwords unscrambled; title: Identity politics; title: Turning the tables.