In the last decade, the proliferation of billions of new Internet-enabled devices and users has significantly increased concerns about cybersecurity. How much should we worry about cyber threats and their impact on our lives, society, and international relations? Are these security concerns real, exaggerated, or simply misunderstood?

In this fully revised and updated second edition of their popular book, Damien Van Puyvelde and Aaron F. Brantly offer a leading-edge introduction to the main concepts, debates, and policy issues in cybersecurity today. Examining the interactions of individuals, groups, and states in cyberspace, and the integrated security risks they create, they view cyberspace as a complex socio-technical-economic domain that offers great potential as well as significant dangers.

Throughout its ten chapters, the book discusses the complexities and challenges of cybersecurity using new case studies—such as NotPetya and Colonial Pipeline—to illustrate how attacks have evolved to exploit and harm individual systems and critical infrastructure. This edition also features “reader’s guides” and active learning exercises, along with questions for group discussion.

Cybersecurity is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities arising from the continued growth of cyberspace.

Pages: 288, Year of Publication: 0110, Dimensions: 15.2x15.2cm