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Cyber-security discourse in the United States : cyber-doom rhetoric and beyond

Lawson, Sean T., 1977- author

Overview

This work argues that cyber-doom rhetoric is not entirely unique but is, rather, the latest manifestation of longstanding fears of technology - out-of-control in Western societies, as well as a tradition of blurring distinctions between fact and fiction when thinking about and responding to new technologies. From this perspective, the author argues that the specific fears expressed in cyber-doom rhetoric are unrealistic and that relying on them to frame our thinking about and motivate a response to the threats we do face is counterproductive. He therefore concludes by offering a way forward for thinking and speaking about cyber security beyond the use of cyber-doom rhetoric specifically, but also for appreciating the role of language and rhetoric in framing and responding to security threats more generally.

• Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Cyberterrorism Government policy United States. / Computer security Government policy United States. / Society.
• ISBN: 9781138201828

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