| Behold a Pale Farce: Cyberwar, Threat Inflation, & the Malware Industrial Complex Contributor(s): Blunden, Bill (Author), Cheung, Violet (Author) |
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ISBN: 1937584801 ISBN-13: 9781937584801 Publisher: Trine Day OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories - Computers | Security - General |
| Dewey: 355.343 |
| LCCN: 2014932890 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.06" W x 8.47" (0.91 lbs) 441 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a data-driven message that exposes the cyberwar media campaign being directed by the Pentagon and its patronage networks. By demonstrating that the American public is being coerced by a threat that has been blown out of proportion--much like the run-up to the Gulf War or the global war on terror--this book discusses how the notion of cyberwar instills a crisis mentality that discourages formal risk assessment, making the public anxious and hence susceptible to ill-conceived solutions. With content that challenges conventional notions regarding cyber security, Behold a Pale Farce covers topics--including cybercrime; modern espionage; mass-surveillance systems; and the threats facing infrastructure targets such as the Federal Reserve, the stock exchange, and telecommunications--in a way that provides objective analysis rather than advocacy. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with the recent emergence of Orwellian tools of mass interception that have developed under the guise of national security. |