The Myth Of Security

Author : Marcus Ranum
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780764555794

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The Myth of Homeland Security by Marcus Ranum Pdf

"As I write this, I'm sitting in a restaurant in a major U.S. airport, eating my breakfast with a plastic knife and fork. I worked up quite an appetite getting here two hours early and shuffling in the block-long lines until I got to the security checkpoint where I could take off my shoes, remove my belt, and put my carry-on luggage through the screening system . "What's going on? It's homeland security. Welcome to the new age of knee-jerk security at any price. Well, I've paid, and you've paid, and we'll all keep paying-but is it going to help? Have we embarked on a massive multibillion-dollar boondoggle that's going to do nothing more than make us feel more secure? Are we paying nosebleed prices for "feel-good" measures? . "This book was painful to write. By nature, I am a problem solver. Professionally I have made my career out of solving complex problems efficiently by trying to find the right place to push hard and make a difference. Researching the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, CIA, INS, the PATRIOT Act, and so forth, one falls into a rabbit's hole of interdependent lameness and dysfunction. I came face to face with the realization that there are gigantic bureaucracies that exist primarily for the sole purpose of prolonging their existence, that the very structure of bureaucracy rewards inefficiency and encourages territorialism and turf warfare."

Author : Dan O'Meara,Alex Macleod,Frédérick Gagnon,David Grondin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : International relations in motion pictures
ISBN : 1626374597

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Movies, Myth, and the National Security State by Dan O'Meara,Alex Macleod,Frédérick Gagnon,David Grondin Pdf

"A valuable book.... highly engaging and thought provoking. Sweeping in its analysis, it brings together a sophisticated discussion of US political history since World War II with a very sharp evaluation of movies during the distinct eras of these years." --Robert Snyder, Southwestern University While analysts may agree that Hollywood movies have always both mirrored and helped to shape the tenor of their times, the question remains: Just how do they do it? And beyond that, how do we identify the political/ideological content of any film? The authors of Movies, Myth, and the National Security State offer answers to these questions, exploring how Hollywood movies have functioned to propagate, or to debate, or sometimes to contest the evolving US national security state since 1945. Drawing on more than a thousand films released since 1948, and focusing in detail on 48 films that address key issues and dilemmas confronting the US and its sense of self and role in the world, they provide insights into US political life as it has developed across some seven decades. Dan O¿Meara and Alex Macleod are professors of international relations at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM). Frédérick Gagnon is assistant professor of political science at UQAM. David Grondin is assistant professor of American studies and international relations at the University of Ottawa.

Author : Jack Snyder
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801468599

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Myths of Empire by Jack Snyder Pdf

Overextension is the common pitfall of empires. Why does it occur? What are the forces that cause the great powers of the industrial era to pursue aggressive foreign policies? Jack Snyder identifies recurrent myths of empire, describes the varieties of overextension to which they lead, and criticizes the traditional explanations offered by historians and political scientists.He tests three competing theories—realism, misperception, and domestic coalition politics—against five detailed case studies: early twentieth-century Germany, Japan in the interwar period, Great Britain in the Victorian era, the Soviet Union after World War II, and the United States during the Cold War. The resulting insights run counter to much that has been written about these apparently familiar instances of empire building.

Author : Mark Neocleous
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748632329

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Critique of Security by Mark Neocleous Pdf

This book brings together a range of diverse discussions about security in order to sustain a genuine critique of the subject. It is unique in its examination of the historical and political links between social security and national security and in its assessment of the way that emergency powers (as the most intense realisation of the rhetoric of 'national security') have been synthesised with 'normal' law.Among other ideas and concepts, Mark Neocleous discusses the place of security in the liberal tradition of political theory. Building on insights from Foucault and Marx, he argues that liberalism's central category is not liberty, but security. He also deals with the role of security in justifying the introduction and continuation of emergency powers through a historical excavation of the state of emergency, a political reading of the way emergency powers are only tangentially concerned with warfare, and a theoretical reading of the debate between Schmitt and Benjamin.

Author : John Viega
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780596555832

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The Myths of Security by John Viega Pdf

If you think computer security has improved in recent years, The Myths of Security will shake you out of your complacency. Longtime security professional John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at McAfee, reports on the sorry state of the industry, and offers concrete suggestions for professionals and individuals confronting the issue. Why is security so bad? With many more people online than just a few years ago, there are more attackers -- and they're truly motivated. Attacks are sophisticated, subtle, and harder to detect than ever. But, as Viega notes, few people take the time to understand the situation and protect themselves accordingly. This book tells you: Why it's easier for bad guys to "own" your computer than you think Why anti-virus software doesn't work well -- and one simple way to fix it Whether Apple OS X is more secure than Windows What Windows needs to do better How to make strong authentication pervasive Why patch management is so bad Whether there's anything you can do about identity theft Five easy steps for fixing application security, and more Provocative, insightful, and always controversial, The Myths of Security not only addresses IT professionals who deal with security issues, but also speaks to Mac and PC users who spend time online.

Author : Jaap-Henk Hoepman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262547208

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Privacy Is Hard and Seven Other Myths by Jaap-Henk Hoepman Pdf

An expert on computer privacy and security shows how we can build privacy into the design of systems from the start. We are tethered to our devices all day, every day, leaving data trails of our searches, posts, clicks, and communications. Meanwhile, governments and businesses collect our data and use it to monitor us without our knowledge. So we have resigned ourselves to the belief that privacy is hard--choosing to believe that websites do not share our information, for example, and declaring that we have nothing to hide anyway. In this informative and illuminating book, a computer privacy and security expert argues that privacy is not that hard if we build it into the design of systems from the start. Along the way, Jaap-Henk Hoepman debunks eight persistent myths surrounding computer privacy. The website that claims it doesn't collect personal data, for example; Hoepman explains that most data is personal, capturing location, preferences, and other information. You don't have anything to hide? There's nothing wrong with wanting to keep personal information--even if it's not incriminating or embarrassing--private. Hoepman shows that just as technology can be used to invade our privacy, it can be used to protect it, when we apply privacy by design. Hoepman suggests technical fixes, discussing pseudonyms, leaky design, encryption, metadata, and the benefits of keeping your data local (on your own device only), and outlines privacy design strategies that system designers can apply now.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ludwig von Mises Institute
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610163828

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Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, The by Anonim Pdf

Author : Niels Starling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1777405521

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The Myth Of Security by Niels Starling Pdf

If online data safety is your #1 priority, then this book is not for you. Whether you've been hacked in the past or not, worrying about your information security is a problem you can fix. This book will illuminate the illusion of data protection and what it means to have a 'secure' online life. If you want to change your digital state from privacy and protection to striving and thriving, then read this book! In this new and original novel, author Niels Starling shares his unusual and unconventional narrative about information security. In a counterintuitive approach, Niels argues that the majority of internet users have too high a focus on information protection and online security. We all think our information is at risk when actually hiding it away runs the greatest risk. The idea of 'hackers' brings fear to many and causes us to create a skewed perception of what risks are actually lurking online. We are often spending unnecessary amounts of time strapping on our shields and armour and sharpening our swords to fend off security threats while not realizing the internet isn't an all out war zone. This book aims to help shape a world where people share more and collaborate more online, you will gain insights toward: The Vulnerability of Open Information Peer-to-Peer Sharing and How It Changes Everything The History of An Internet Revolution An Online Philosophy That Works Open Source Technologies and What The Future Can Bring How to Safeguard What Actually Matters Is Cyber Security Important? Ways to Relax and Enjoy Life Online ...and much more! You can learn how to make your online presence more vibrant and rewarding.

Author : Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Publisher : Ludwig von Mises Institute
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : National security
ISBN : 0945466374

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The Myth of National Defense by Hans-Hermann Hoppe Pdf

Author : Yaokumah, Winfred,Rajarajan, Muttukrishnan,Abdulai, Jamal-Deen,Wiafe, Isaac,Katsriku, Ferdinand Apietu
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781799831501

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Modern Theories and Practices for Cyber Ethics and Security Compliance by Yaokumah, Winfred,Rajarajan, Muttukrishnan,Abdulai, Jamal-Deen,Wiafe, Isaac,Katsriku, Ferdinand Apietu Pdf

In today’s globalized world, businesses and governments rely heavily on technology for storing and protecting essential information and data. Despite the benefits that computing systems offer, there remains an assortment of issues and challenges in maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of these databases. As professionals become more dependent cyberspace, there is a need for research on modern strategies and concepts for improving the security and safety of these technologies. Modern Theories and Practices for Cyber Ethics and Security Compliance is a collection of innovative research on the concepts, models, issues, challenges, innovations, and mitigation strategies needed to improve cyber protection. While highlighting topics including database governance, cryptography, and intrusion detection, this book provides guidelines for the protection, safety, and security of business data and national infrastructure from cyber-attacks. It is ideally designed for security analysts, law enforcement, researchers, legal practitioners, policymakers, business professionals, governments, strategists, educators, and students seeking current research on combative solutions for cyber threats and attacks.

Author : David Brin
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465027903

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The Transparent Society by David Brin Pdf

In New York and Baltimore, police cameras scan public areas twenty-four hours a day. Huge commercial databases track you finances and sell that information to anyone willing to pay. Host sites on the World Wide Web record every page you view, and “smart” toll roads know where you drive. Every day, new technology nibbles at our privacy.Does that make you nervous? David Brin is worried, but not just about privacy. He fears that society will overreact to these technologies by restricting the flow of information, frantically enforcing a reign of secrecy. Such measures, he warns, won't really preserve our privacy. Governments, the wealthy, criminals, and the techno-elite will still find ways to watch us. But we'll have fewer ways to watch them. We'll lose the key to a free society: accountability.The Transparent Society is a call for “reciprocal transparency.” If police cameras watch us, shouldn't we be able to watch police stations? If credit bureaus sell our data, shouldn't we know who buys it? Rather than cling to an illusion of anonymity-a historical anomaly, given our origins in close-knit villages-we should focus on guarding the most important forms of privacy and preserving mutual accountability. The biggest threat to our freedom, Brin warns, is that surveillance technology will be used by too few people, now by too many.A society of glass houses may seem too fragile. Fearing technology-aided crime, governments seek to restrict online anonymity; fearing technology-aided tyranny, citizens call for encrypting all data. Brins shows how, contrary to both approaches, windows offer us much better protection than walls; after all, the strongest deterrent against snooping has always been the fear of being spotted. Furthermore, Brin argues, Western culture now encourages eccentricity-we're programmed to rebel! That gives our society a natural protection against error and wrong-doing, like a body's immune system. But “social T-cells” need openness to spot trouble and get the word out. The Transparent Society is full of such provocative and far-reaching analysis.The inescapable rush of technology is forcing us to make new choices about how we want to live. This daring book reminds us that an open society is more robust and flexible than one where secrecy reigns. In an era of gnat-sized cameras, universal databases, and clothes-penetrating radar, it will be more vital than ever for us to be able to watch the watchers. With reciprocal transparency we can detect dangers early and expose wrong-doers. We can gauge the credibility of pundits and politicians. We can share technological advances and news. But all of these benefits depend on the free, two-way flow of information.

Author : Keir A. Lieber,Daryl G. Press
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501749308

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The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution by Keir A. Lieber,Daryl G. Press Pdf

Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protected by these fearsome weapons can stop competing so intensely with their adversaries: they can end their arms races, scale back their alliances, and stop jockeying for strategic territory. But rarely have theory and practice been so opposed. Why do international relations in the nuclear age remain so competitive? Indeed, why are today's major geopolitical rivalries intensifying? In The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution, Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press tackle the central puzzle of the nuclear age: the persistence of intense geopolitical competition in the shadow of nuclear weapons. They explain why the Cold War superpowers raced so feverishly against each other; why the creation of "mutual assured destruction" does not ensure peace; and why the rapid technological changes of the 21st century will weaken deterrence in critical hotspots around the world. By explaining how the nuclear revolution falls short, Lieber and Press discover answers to the most pressing questions about deterrence in the coming decades: how much capability is required for a reliable nuclear deterrent, how conventional conflicts may become nuclear wars, and how great care is required now to prevent new technology from ushering in an age of nuclear instability.

Author : Patrick Porter
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626161924

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The Global Village Myth by Patrick Porter Pdf

Porter challenges the powerful ideology of "Globalism" that is widely subscribed to by the US national security community. Globalism entails visions of a perilous shrunken world in which security interests are interconnected almost without limit, exposing even powerful states to instant war. Globalism does not just describe the world, but prescribes expansive strategies to deal with it, portraying a fragile globe that the superpower must continually tame into order. Porter argues that this vision of the world has resulted in the US undertaking too many unnecessary military adventures and dangerous strategic overstretch. Distance and geography should be some of the factors that help the US separate the important from the unimportant in international relations. The US should also recognize that, despite the latest technologies, projecting power over great distances still incurs frictions and costs that set real limits on American power. Reviving an appreciation of distance and geography would lead to a more sensible and sustainable grand strategy.

Author : Robert Vitalis
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781503612341

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Oilcraft by Robert Vitalis Pdf

“A valuable addition to the new wave of critical studies on the history of oil and energy policy”—and a bracing corrective to longstanding myths (James M. Gustafson, Diplomatic History). Conventional wisdom tells us that the US military presence in the Persian Gulf is what guarantees American access to oil; that the “special” relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; and that these assumptions in turn provide Washington enormous leverage over Europe and Asia. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Robert Vitalis debunks the myths of “oilcraft”, a line of magical thinking closer to witchcraft than statecraft. Oil is a commodity like any other: bought, sold, and subject to market forces. Vitalis exposes the suspect fears of oil scarcity and investigates the geopolitical impact of these false beliefs. In particular, Vitalis shows how we can reconsider the question of the US-Saudi special relationship, which confuses and traps many into unnecessarily accepting what they imagine is a devil’s bargain. Freeing ourselves from the spell of oilcraft won’t be easy, but the benefits make it essential.

Author : Franklin D. Kramer,Stuart H. Starr,Larry K. Wentz
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781597979337

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Cyberpower and National Security by Franklin D. Kramer,Stuart H. Starr,Larry K. Wentz Pdf

This book creates a framework for understanding and using cyberpower in support of national security. Cyberspace and cyberpower are now critical elements of international security. United States needs a national policy which employs cyberpower to support its national security interests.