My colleague Robert Gehl and I have just completed a paper that we will present at the Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life workshop at the University of Toronto in May. In it, we explore three case studies of what we are calling "convergence security." These include cases of volunteer, online counterterrorists, cybersecurity intelligence analysts, and cyber-Minutemen border … [Read more...] about Convergence Security: Cyber-Surveillance and the Biopolitical Production of Security
Research Update
Network-Centric Warfare, Articulation, and Cyberwar Discourse: A Research Update
It's been a while since I've posted any original content on the blog. I cross-posted a piece I wrote for Forbes at the end of October on "How Non-Geek Government Can Make Cyber Policy," but other than that, it's mainly been periodic news briefs "From the Listening Post." So, I thought I better provide an update about what I've been doing that has kept me away from blogging. In … [Read more...] about Network-Centric Warfare, Articulation, and Cyberwar Discourse: A Research Update
Watch for my posts on The Firewall at Forbes.com
I am happy to announce that I have been invited to contribute to The Firewall at Forbes.com. The Firewall is a blog created in March that is dedicated to covering issues related to ICTs and security. I will continue to post to this blog, but some of the posts here will also be syndicated at Forbes.com.I don't have any posts up just yet as the paperwork was just … [Read more...] about Watch for my posts on The Firewall at Forbes.com
4S Panel: Technoscience and the (Post)modern Military Imaginary – October 2009, Washington, DC
A panel that I proposed and organized for this year's meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, to be held in Washington, DC at the end of October, has been accepted. The Panel, "Technoscience and the (Post)modern Military Imaginary," will feature presentations by Christopher Coker, Frans Osinga, Antoine Bousquet, and (of course), me. Panel Description … [Read more...] about 4S Panel: Technoscience and the (Post)modern Military Imaginary – October 2009, Washington, DC
Cross-Domain Response to Cyber Attacks and the Threat of Conflict Escalation
IntroductionAt a time when it seems impossible to avoid the seemingly growing hysteria over the threat of cyber war,[1] network security expert Marcus Ranum delivered a refreshing talk recently, "The Problem with Cyber War," that took a critical look at a number of the assumptions underlying contemporary cybersecurity discourse in the United States. He addressed one issue … [Read more...] about Cross-Domain Response to Cyber Attacks and the Threat of Conflict Escalation