Deconstruction Machines : Writing in the Age of Cyberwar / Justin Joque ; foreword by Catherine Malabou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joque, Justin, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cyberterrorism.

Deconstruction.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2018.

Summary:

A bold new theory of cyberwar argues that militarized hacking is best understood as a form of deconstruction From shadowy attempts to steal state secrets to the explosive destruction of Iranian centrifuges, cyberwar has been a vital part of statecraft for nearly thirty years. But although computer-based warfare has been with us for decades, it has changed dramatically since its emergence in the 1990s, and the pace of change is accelerating. In Deconstruction Machines , Justin Joque inquires into the fundamental nature of cyberwar through a detailed investigation of what happens at the crisis points when cybersecurity systems break down and reveal their internal contradictions. He concludes that cyberwar is best envisioned as a series of networks whose constantly shifting connections shape its very possibilities. He ultimately envisions cyberwar as a form of writing, advancing the innovative thesis that cyber attacks should be seen as a militarized form of deconstruction in which computer programs are systems that operate within the broader world of texts. Throughout, Joque addresses hot-button subjects such as technological social control and cyber-resistance entities like Anonymous and Wikileaks while also providing a rich, detailed history of cyberwar. Deconstruction Machines provides a necessary new interpretation of deconstruction and timely analysis of media, war, and technology.

Contents:

Root kit

Buffer overflow: the space and time of cyberwar

Injection attack: writing and the information catastrophe

Distributed denial of service: cybernetic sovereignty

Spear phishing: nodal subjects

Firmware vulnerabilities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4529-5727-4

OCLC:

1023535239