TY - CHAP
T1 - Cyber-Security Hazards in Society
AU - Hyslop, Maitland
N1 - Maitland Hyslop is an associate of Northumbria University's Disaster and Development Network.
PY - 2014/12/2
Y1 - 2014/12/2
N2 - Cyber-security hazards in society are viewed in the context of tensions, disasters, and development opportunities. The tension is essentially that between the physical and spiritual world as we know it and the challenge given by virtual cyberspace to this traditional understanding. The hazards can clearly cause disasters but can also create development opportunities. Beginning with a brief historical review of what is known, what is not known, and definitions of terms, the chapter moves on to look at the very different environments and difficulties created within cyberspace in the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal arenas. Additionally, life, military, organizational, critical infrastructure, criminal, and moral hazards are explored. The analysis reveals some familiar, some surprising, and some unknown features of these hazards. The reluctant conclusion is that some form of regulation is required to ensure that society as a whole is protected from cyber-security hazards.
AB - Cyber-security hazards in society are viewed in the context of tensions, disasters, and development opportunities. The tension is essentially that between the physical and spiritual world as we know it and the challenge given by virtual cyberspace to this traditional understanding. The hazards can clearly cause disasters but can also create development opportunities. Beginning with a brief historical review of what is known, what is not known, and definitions of terms, the chapter moves on to look at the very different environments and difficulties created within cyberspace in the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal arenas. Additionally, life, military, organizational, critical infrastructure, criminal, and moral hazards are explored. The analysis reveals some familiar, some surprising, and some unknown features of these hazards. The reluctant conclusion is that some form of regulation is required to ensure that society as a whole is protected from cyber-security hazards.
UR - http://store.elsevier.com/Hazards-Risks-and-Disasters-in-Society/isbn-9780123964519/
UR - http://store.elsevier.com/Hazards-Risks-and-Disasters-in-Society/isbn-9780123964519/
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-396451-9.00010-X
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-396451-9.00010-X
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780123964519
T3 - Hazards and Disasters
SP - 161
EP - 179
BT - Hazards, Risks and Disasters in Society
A2 - Collins, Andrew
A2 - Jones, Samantha
A2 - Manyena, Bernard
A2 - Walsh, Sara
A2 - Shroder, John F.
PB - Elsevier
CY - London
ER -