Behold a Pale Farce

This book presents a data-driven message that exposes the cyberwar media campaign currently being disseminated by the Pentagon and its vast system of patronage networks. Noting that the American public is being coerced by a threat that has been blown out of proportion--much like the run-up to the Gu [...]
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This book presents a data-driven message that exposes the cyberwar media campaign currently being disseminated by the Pentagon and its vast system of patronage networks. Noting that the American public is being coerced by a threat that has been blown out of proportion--much like the run-up to the Gulf War or the global war on terror--this book discusses how the intention of this campaign is to instill a crisis mentality that discourages formal risk assessment, and to make the public anxious and hence susceptible to ill-conceived solutions. With content that challenges conventional notions regarding cyber security, Behold a Pale Farce covers topics--including cybercrimes; modern espionage; mass-surveillance systems; and the threats facing infrastructures such as the Federal Reserve, the stock exchange, and telecommunications--in a way that provides objective analysis rather than advocacy. This book is a must read for anyone concerned with the recent emergence of Orwellian tools of mass interception that have developed under the guise of national security.