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OverviewConstructing 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. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew WhitingPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm ISBN: 9781526123329ISBN 10: 1526123320 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 07 May 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Cybersecurity knowledge: Cohesion, contestation and constructivism 2 Security dispositifs and security professionals 3 Constructing the milieu 4 Constructing cyber-threats 5 Constructing cybersecurity Conclusion Notes Bibliography -- .Reviews'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 -- . '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 -- . Author InformationAndrew Whiting is a Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at Birmingham City University Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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