1st Edition
Cybersecurity Discourse in the United States Cyber-Doom Rhetoric and Beyond
By Sean T. Lawson
Copyright 2020
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the role of cyber-doom rhetoric in the U.S. cybersecurity debate. For more than two decades, fear of "cyber-doom" scenarios—i.e. cyberattacks against critical infrastructure resulting in catastrophic physical, social, and economic impacts—has been a persistent feature of the U.S. cybersecurity debate. This is despite the fact that no cyberattack has come close to realizing such... Read more
1. The Cyber Sky is falling! An Introduction to Cyber Doom
2. From WarGames to Cyber Pearl Harbor: Motivating Cybersecurity with Cyber-Doom Rhetoric
3. From Wire Devils to Cyber Squirrels: Cyber-Doom Rhetoric as Fear of Technology-Out-of-Control
4. Panic, Paralysis, and Social Collapse: The Exaggerated Fears of Cyber Doom
5. When Fear Fails: The Dangers of Cyber-Doom Rhetoric
6. Cold War 2.0 and the Emergence of Cyber-Enabled Political Warfare
7. After Action Report and Lessons Learned
Biography
Sean T. Lawson is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Utah and Adjunct Scholar at the Modern War Institute at West Point, USA.
