The Secure Information Society [recurso electrónico] Ethical, Legal and Political Challenges

In our modern information societies, we not only use and welcome computers; we are highly dependent upon them. There is a downside of this kind of progress, however. Computers are not 100% reliable. They are insecure. They are vulnerable to attackers. They can either be attacked directly, to disrupt their services, or they can be abused in clever ways to do the bidding of an attacker as a dysfunctional user. Decision-makers and experts alike always struggle with the amount of interdisciplinary knowledge needed to understand the nuts and bolts of modern information societies and their relation to security, the implications of technological or political progress or the lack thereof. This holds in particular for new challenges to come. These are harder to understand and to categorize; their development is difficult to predict. To mitigate this problem and to enable more foresight, __The Secure Information Society__ provides an interdisciplinary spotlight onto some new and unfolding aspects of the uneasy relationship between information technology and information society, to aid the dialogue not only in its current and ongoing struggle, but to anticipate the future in time and prepare perspectives for the challenges ahead. "In our modern information societies, we not only use and welcome computers; we are highly dependent upon them. There is a downside of this kind of progress, however. Computers are not 100% reliable. They are insecure. They are vulnerable to attackers. They can either be attacked directly, to disrupt their services, or they can be abused in clever ways to do the bidding of an attacker as a dysfunctional user. Decision-makers and experts alike always struggle with the amount of interdisciplinary knowledge needed to understand the nuts and bolts of modern information societies and their relation to security, the implications of technological or political progress or the lack thereof. This holds in particular for new challenges to come. These are harder to understand and to categorize; their development is difficult to predict. To mitigate this problem and to enable more foresight, The Secure Information Society provides an interdisciplinary spotlight onto some new and unfolding aspects of the uneasy relationship between information technology and information society, to aid the dialogue not only in its current and ongoing struggle, but to anticipate the future in time and prepare perspectives for the challenges ahead"--Provided by publisher In our modern information societies, we not only use and welcome computers; we are highly dependent upon them. There is a downside of this kind of progress, however. Computers are not 100 per cent reliable. They are insecure. They are vulnerable to attackers. They can either be attacked directly, to disrupt their services, or they can be abused in clever ways to do the bidding of an attacker as a dysfunctional user. Decision-makers and experts alike always struggle with the amount of interdisciplinary knowledge needed to understand the nuts and bolts of modern information societies and their relation to security, the implications of technological or political progress or the lack thereof. This holds in particular for new challenges to come. These are harder to understand and to categorize; their development is difficult to predict. This book provides an interdisciplinary spotlight onto some new and unfolding aspects of the uneasy relationship between information technology and information society Between war & peace : considering the statecraft of cyberspace / Chris Bronk Laying an intellectual foundation for cyberdeterrence : some inital steps / Herbert Lin Duties of care on the internet / Nico van Eijk The governance of network and information security in the European Union : the European Public-Private Partnership for Resilience (EP3R) / Kristina Irion Data insecurity : scams, blags & scalawags / Sylvia Kierkegaard Content analysis in the digital age : tools, functions, and implications for security / Johan Eriksson and Giampiero Giacomello Secure products using inherent features / M. Blankenburg, C. Horn, and J. Krüger Assistant-based reconstruction of believed destroyed shredded documents / D. Pöhler, J. Schneider, and B. Nickolay In-memory technology enables history-based access control for RFID-aided supply chains / Matthieu-P. Schapranow and Hasso Plattner. Front Matter....Pages I-X Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Between War & Peace: Considering the Statecraft of Cyberspace....Pages 3-15 Laying an Intellectual Foundation for Cyberdeterrence: Some Initial Steps....Pages 17-53 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Duties of Care on the Internet....Pages 57-81 The Governance of Network and Information Security in the European Union: The European Public-Private Partnership for Resilience (EP3R)....Pages 83-116 Data Insecurity: Scams, Blags & Scalawags....Pages 117-134 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Content Analysis in the Digital Age: Tools, Functions, and Implications for Security....Pages 137-148 Secure Products Using Inherent Features....Pages 149-162 Assistant-Based Reconstruction of Believed Destroyed Shredded Documents....Pages 163-185 In-Memory Technology Enables History-Based Access Control for RFID-Aided Supply Chains....Pages 187-213 Our rising dependency on computers leaves us increasingly open to cyber-attacks by criminals and the state. This book addresses the many interdisciplinary issues affecting the uneasy relationship between information technology and the information society.