Cybersecurity

Politics, Governance and Conflict in Cyberspace

Damien Van Puyvelde, Aaron F. Brantly

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Polity Press
13 January 2025

Espionage & secret services; Warfare & defence; Computer security

In the last decade, the proliferation of billions of new Internet-enabled devices and users has significantly expanded concerns about cybersecurity. How much should we worry about cyber threats and their impact on our lives, society and international affairs? Are these security concerns real, exaggerated or just poorly understood?

In this fully revised and updated second edition of their popular text, Damien Van Puyvelde and Aaron F. Brantly provide a cutting-edge introduction to the key concepts, controversies and policy debates in cybersecurity today. Exploring the interactions of individuals, groups and states in cyberspace, and the integrated security risks to which these give rise, they examine cyberspace as a complex socio-technical-economic domain that fosters both great potential and peril.

Across its ten chapters, the book explores the complexities and challenges of cybersecurity using new case studies – such as NotPetya and Colonial Pipeline – to highlight the evolution of attacks that can exploit and damage individual systems and critical infrastructures. This edition also includes “reader’s guides” and active-learning exercises, in addition to questions for group discussion. Cybersecurity is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by the continued expansion of cyberspace.

By: Damien Van Puyvelde, Aaron F. Brantly
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9781509558711
ISBN 10: 1509558713
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 13 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Figures, Tables and Storyboxes Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 The expanding scope of cybersecurity 2 What is cyberspace? 3 Governing cyberspace 4 Cyber capabilities and insecurity 5 Cybersecurity and strategy 6 From cyber war to cyber conflict 7 Organizing deterrence and defense in cyberspace 8 Non-state threats: from cybercrime to terrorism 9 Cybersecurity and democracy 10 The futures of cybersecurity Notes Bibliography Index

Damien Van Puyvelde is Associate Professor and Head of the Intelligence and Security Research Group at Leiden University. Aaron F. Brantly is Associate Professor of Political Science and director of the Tech4Humanity lab at Virginia Polytechnic and State University.

Reviews for Cybersecurity: Politics, Governance and Conflict in Cyberspace

“By emphasizing the symbiotic link between users and cyberspace, this great resource equips readers to tackle cybersecurity challenges and actively shape its future trajectory. Now in its second edition, the book navigates the intricate landscape of security challenges with clarity and insight.” Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich “Given increasingly serious cyber threats, this new edition of Van Puyvelde and Brantly’s successful primer of all things cybersecurity is very welcome, providing useful coverage of fast-moving technological developments in the digital world, including Artificial Intelligence. Highly recommended.” Sir David Omand GCB, former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator and Director of GCHQ “Cybersecurity has never been more important - and this is the top book on the subject. Accessible to students yet also important for scholars, this is a must read for all those who wish to explore a fascinating subject.” Richard J. Aldrich, University of Warwick and author of GCHQ