Giampiero Giacomello

Security in Cyberspace: Targeting Nations, Infrastructures, Individuals (Revised) Giampiero Giacomello

Brief Description: "Today, the Internet has become a source of information that no country or company can forgo. It is not only used to communicate or entertain, but most importantly to operate utilities and public services such as banking or air traffic. As the reliance on computer networks across societies and economies keeps growing, so do security risks in cyberspace - referred to as "cybersecurity." Cybersecurity means protecting information and control systems from those who seek to compromise them. It also involves actors, both malicious or protective, policies and their societal consequences. This collection of essays provides a better understanding of the risks, perceptions, and myths that surround cybersecurity by looking at it from three different levels of analysis: the sovereign state, the infrastructure and stakeholders of the Internet, and the individual. The essays explore such issues as information ownership, censorship, cyberwars, cyberterrorism, privacy, and rebellion, bringing together expert knowledge from computer science and the social sciences with case studies. It reviews existing policies and practices and discusses the threats and benefits of living in an increasingly networked world. This authoritative analysis of one of the most controversial and compelling security debates of the twenty-first century will appeal to scholars and practitioners interested in security, international relations and policymaking"--Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Today, the Internet has become a source of information that no country or company can forgo. It is not only used to communicate or entertain, but most importantly to operate utilities and public services such as banking or air traffic. As the reliance on computer networks across societies and economies keeps growing, so do security risks in cyberspace - referred to as 'cybersecurity.' This collection of essays provides a better understanding of the risks, perceptions, and myths that surround cybersecurity by looking at it from three different levels of analysis: the sovereign state, the infrastructure and stakeholders of the Internet, and the individual. Biographical Note: Giampiero Giacomello is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna, Italy and co-editor for the journal "Defence Studies."Table of Contents: List of Abbreviations List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Foreword "Carlo Schaerf" List of Contributors Introduction - Security in Cybersapce "Giampiero Giacomello" Part One: The Nation Chapter 1 The 'State(s)' of Cybersecurity "Rossella Mattioli" Chapter 2 Reducing Uncertainties in Cyberspace through Confidence and Capacity Building Measures "Patryk Pawlak" Chapter 3 Wikileaks and Cyberspace "Judith Reppy" Chapter 4: Leaks: Securing Communications and Achieving Nuclear Zero "Bruce Larkin" Chapter 5 Establishing Norms of Behavior in Cyberspace The Chinese Viewpoint "Chunmei Kang" Part Two: The Infrastructure and The Individual Chapter 6: Einstein on the Breach: Surveillance Technology, Cybersecurity and Organizational Change "Milton Mueller" and "Andreas Kuehn" Chapter 7 Artificial or 'Legitimate' Barriers to Internet Governance?" "Francesco Giacomini" and "Laura Cordani" Chapter 8 Public-Private Partnerships: A 'Soft' Approach to Cybersecurity? Views from the European Union "Maria Grazia Porcedda" Chapter 9 Targeting One's Ideal Audience: Self-Presentation Practices among Extreme Nationalists on Social Networks "Andra Siibak"Bibliography IndexPublisher Marketing: Today, the Internet has become a source of information that no country or company can forgo. It is not only used to communicate or entertain, but most importantly to operate utilities and public services such as banking or air traffic. As the reliance on computer networks across societies and economies keeps growing, so do security risks in cyberspace - referred to as "cybersecurity."Cybersecurity means protecting information and control systems from those who seek to compromise them. It also involves actors, both malicious or protective, policies and their societal consequences. This collection of essays provides a better understanding of the risks, perceptions, and myths that surround cybersecurity by looking at it from three different levels of analysis: the sovereign state, the infrastructure and stakeholders of the Internet, and the individual. The essays explore such issues as information ownership, censorship, cyberwars, cyberterrorism, privacy, and rebellion, bringing together expert knowledge from computer science and the social sciences with case studies. It reviews existing policies and practices and discusses the threats and benefits of living in an increasingly networked world. This authoritative analysis of one of the most controversial and compelling security debates of the twenty-first century will appeal to scholars and practitioners interested in security, international relations and policymaking.