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[Commlist] New book: Why Hackers Win

Tue Nov 05 15:39:34 GMT 2019




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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