What Is Cybersecurity For?

Tim Stevens

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Bristol University Press
28 March 2023

International relations; Impact of science & technology on society; Computer security

Series: What Is It For?

How will protecting our digital infrastructure shape our future?

Cybersecurity is one of the key practical and political challenges of our time. It is at the heart of how modern societies survive and thrive, yet public understanding is still rudimentary: media portrayals of hoodie-wearing hackers accessing the Pentagon don’t convey its complexity or significance to contemporary life.

This book addresses this gap, showing that the political dimension is as important as the technological one. It accessibly explains the complexities of global information systems, the challenges of providing security to users, societies, states and the international system, and the multitude of competing players and ambitions in this arena.

Making the case for understanding it not only as a technical project, but as a crucial political one that links competing visions of what cybersecurity is for, it tackles the ultimate question: how can we do it better?

By: Tim Stevens
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781529226959
ISBN 10: 1529226953
Series: What Is It For?
Pages: 158
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: A 'Wicked Problem' 2. How Did We Get Here? 3. Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk 4. States and Markets 5. International Cybersecurity 6. Cybersecurity and Human Security 7. Conclusion: A Global Conversation

Tim Stevens is Reader in International Security at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. He has published widely on the politics of cybersecurity, cyberwarfare and cyber conflict, and the relationship between technology and global security in academic articles, edited volumes, and has written or edited four books. He is also editor of the book series Critical Issues in Digital Security and Society.