TY - BOOK AU - Dunn Cavelty,Myriam TI - Cyber-security and threat politics: US efforts to secure the information age SN - 9780415429818 (hbk.) AV - QA76.9.A25 D87 2008 U1 - 005.8 22 PY - 2008/// CY - London, England PB - Routledge KW - Computer security KW - United States KW - Government policy KW - Threats KW - Computer networks KW - Security measures KW - National security N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-173) and index; Introduction -- 1. The information age and cyber-threats : shifting meanings and interpretations -- 2. Politics and threat construction : theoretical underpinnings -- 3. The hostile intelligence threat, data security, and encryption set the stage -- 4. Asymmetric vulnerabilities and the double-edged sword of information warfare : developments in the military domain -- 5. Critical infrastructures and homeland security -- 6. Securing the information age : failed securitisation or a new logic of security? -- 7. Cyber-threats and security in the information age : issues and implications ER -