The Language of Cyber Attacks
A Rhetoric of Deception
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2024
240 pages
978-1-350-35470-8 (ISBN)
Description
Many cyberattacks begin with a lure: a seemingly innocent message designed to establish trust with a target to obtain sensitive information or compromise a computer system. The perils of clicking an unknown link or divulging sensitive information via email are well-known, so why do we continue to fall prey to these malicious messages? This groundbreaking book examines the rhetoric of deception through the lure, asking where its all-too-human allure comes from and suggesting ways in which we can protect ourselves online.
Examining practices and tools such as phishing, ransomware and clickbait, this book uses case studies of notorious cyberattacks by both cyber criminals and nation-states on organizations such Facebook, Google, and the US Department of Defence, and in-depth, computational analyses of the messages themselves to unpack the rhetoric of cyberattacks. In doing so, it helps us to understand the small but crucial moments of indecision that pervade one of the most common forms of written communication.
Examining practices and tools such as phishing, ransomware and clickbait, this book uses case studies of notorious cyberattacks by both cyber criminals and nation-states on organizations such Facebook, Google, and the US Department of Defence, and in-depth, computational analyses of the messages themselves to unpack the rhetoric of cyberattacks. In doing so, it helps us to understand the small but crucial moments of indecision that pervade one of the most common forms of written communication.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-350-35470-8 (9781350354708)
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Book
10/2024
Bloomsbury Academic
€24.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Aaron Mauro is Assistant Professor of Digital Media at Brock University, Canada.
Content
1. Cybersecurity as an Expression of Values
2. The Attribution Problem
3. Automatic Anxiety
4. Conti Leaks
Selected Bibliography
Index
2. The Attribution Problem
3. Automatic Anxiety
4. Conti Leaks
Selected Bibliography
Index
