Constructing Cybersecurity

Power, Expertise and the Internet Security Industry

Andrew Whiting

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English

Manchester University Press
07 May 2020

International relations; Network security

Series: Manchester University Press

Constructing cybersecurity adopts a constructivist approach to cybersecurity and problematises the state of contemporary knowledge within this field. Setting out by providing a concise overview of such knowledge this book subsequently adopts Foucauldian positions on power and security to highlight assumptions and limitations found herein. What follows is a detailed analysis of the discourse produced by various internet security companies demonstrating the important role that these security professionals play constituting and entrenching this knowledge by virtue of their specific epistemic authority. As a relatively new source within a broader security dispositif these security professionals have created relationships of mutual recognition and benefit with traditional political and security professionals. -- .

By: Andrew Whiting
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9781526123329
ISBN 10: 1526123320
Series: Manchester University Press
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 07 May 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Whiting is a Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at Birmingham City University -- .

Reviews for Constructing Cybersecurity: Power, Expertise and the Internet Security Industry

'Theoretically astute and empirically detailed, this book shows how the discursive tactics of internet security companies co-construct cybersecurity as a powerful object of national security. By shedding light on the role of private expertise in cybersecurity knowledge creation in new ways, Andrew Whiting's timely contribution will be beneficial for future generations of critical cybersecurity scholars' Myriam Dunn Cavelty, ETH Zurich 'A sophisticated yet accessible exploration of an under-researched site of expert discourse that is recommended reading for anyone interested in cybersecurity. It is empirically robust, methodologically rigorous and rich in theoretical insights.' Stuart Macdonald, Swansea University -- .