Creeping Failure How We Broke the Internet and
- 作者
- 出版社 McClelland & Stewart
- 出版时间 2010年8月
- ISBN 9780771041488
- 定价 193.90
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.
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