内容简介
TheInternetisoftencalledasuperhighway,butitmaybemoreanalogoustoacity:animmensetangleofstreets,highways,andinterchanges,linedwithhomesandbusinesses,playgroundsandtheatres.Wemaynotphysicallyliveinthiscity,butmostofusspendalotoftimethere,andevenpayrentsandfeestoholdpropertyinit.ButtheInternetisnotacityofthe21stcentury.JeffreyHunker,aninternationallyknownexpertincyber-securityandcounter-terrorismpolicy,arguesthattheInternetoftodayis,inmanyways,equivalenttotheburgeoningcitiesoftheearlyIndustrialRevolution:teemingwithenergybutalsowithnewandpreviouslyunimagineddangers,andlackingthetechnicalandpoliticalinfrastructurestodealwiththeseproblems.Inaworldwherechangeofourownmakinghasledtounexpectedconsequences,whyhavewefailed,atourownperil,toaddresstheseconsequences?Drawingonhisexperienceasatopexpertininformationsecurity,HunkersetsouttoanswerthiscriticalquestioninCreepingFailure.Hunkertakesacloselookatthe"creepingfailures"thathavekeptusinastateofcyberinsecurity:howandwhytheyhappened,andmostcrucially,howtheycanbefixed.Andhearrivesatsomestunningconclusionsaboutthedramaticmeasuresthatwewillneedtoaccomplishthis.ThisgroundbreakingbookisanessentialfirststeptowardunderstandingtheWorldWideWebinalargercontextaswetrytobuildasaferInternet"city."Butitalsoraisesissuesthatarerelevantfaroutsidetheonlinerealm:forexample,howcanweworktogethertocreatenotjustnewpolicy,butnewkindsofpolicy?CreepingFailurecallsfornothinglessthanabasicrethinkingoftheInternet—andofhowwesolveproblemstogether.
作者简介
JEFFREYHUNKERholdsaPhDfromtheHarvardBusinessSchool.Hehasworkedinboththepublicandprivatesectors,developingandimplementingstrategicpolicyininformationsecurity,nationalsecurity,globaltrade,andenvironmentaltechnoliges.AttheUSNationalSecurityCouncil,heledtheimplementationofthefirstnationalstrategyforcybersecurityundertheClintonadminsitration.HewasrecentlyDistinguishedServiceProfessorofTechnologyandPublicPolicyatCarnegieMellonUniversity,andisnowprincipalofJeffreyHunkerAssociatesinPittsburgh.,,