Cybersecurity Discourse in the United States: Cyber-Doom Rhetoric and Beyond

by Sean T Lawson

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 impacts. This book argues that such scenarios...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032082763
• ISBN13: 9781032082769
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"