[Commlist] New book: Why Hackers Win

Why Hackers Win: Power and Disruption in the Network Society

PATRICK BURKART, TOM MCCOURT

"Simply the best book on the complex relationship that binds hacking to 
cybersecurity.Drawing on extensive documentation, Burkart and McCourt 
brilliantly describe theeconomic, political, and legal issues shaping 
the digital world. A must-read for scholars,policy makers, and 
activists."––Vincent Mosco, author of The Smart City in a Digital 
World"This book provides an original and thought-provoking account of 
cybersecurity, hacking,malware, and surveillance technologies and their 
corrosive impact on people’s trust in theinternet and the information 
society. The authors make interesting and original 
theoreticalobservations about hacking as a routinized part of the 
communicationsenvironment."––Dwayne Winseck, Professor, Carleton 
University's School of Journalism andCommunication "In light of recent 
large-scale data breaches, manipulation of opinions, cyber-crime 
andinformation warfare, Why Hackers Wincouldn’t be more timely. Burkart 
and McCourtmake an original and convincing argument for why hacking 
should be seen as much morethan a disruptive practice that throws gravel 
into the machinery of corporations andgovernments, arguing that hacking 
is foundational for digital capitalism as well as stategovernance. 
International in scope, rich with examples, and covering technical, 
economic,legal, and social dimensions of hacking, this book is a 
must-read for anyone interested inthe dynamics of the networked digital 
and datafied society." ––Göran Bolin, authorof Value and the Media: 
Cultural Production and Consumption in Digital Markets

When people think of hackers, they usually think of a lone wolf acting 
with the intent togarner personal data for identity theft and fraud. But 
what about the corporations andgovernment entities that use hacking as a 
strategy for managing risk?Why Hackers Winasks the pivotal question of 
how and why the instrumental uses of invasive software bycorporations 
and government agencies contribute to social change. Through a 
criticalcommunication and media studies lens, the book focuses on the 
struggles of breaking anddefending the “trusted systems” underlying our 
everyday use of technology. It comparesthe United States and the 
European Union, exploring how cybersecurity and hackingaccelerate each 
other in digital capitalism, and how the competitive advantage 
thathackers can provide corporations and governments may actually afford 
new venues forcommodity development and exchange. Presenting prominent 
case studies ofcommunication law and policy, corporate hacks, and key 
players in the globalcybersecurity market, the book proposes a political 
economic model of new markets forsoftware vulnerabilities and exploits, 
and clearly illustrates the social functions of hacking.Patrick 
Burkartis Professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M 
University.Burkart is the author of Pirate Politics, Music and 
Cyberliberties, and, with Tom McCourt, DigitalMusic Wars. Tom McCourtis 
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies 
atFordham University. McCourt is the author of Conflicting 
Communications in Americaand, withPatrick Burkart, Digital Music Wars, 
as well as co-producer with Joan Grossman of the documentaryfilm Drop 
City.224 pp. 6 x 9 9780520300132 $29.95 | £25.00 PaperNovember 2019

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