Where Computer Security Meets National Security

Nissenbaum, Helen

Where Computer Security Meets National Security

Cybercrime, Eds. Jack Balkin, James Grimmelmann, Eddan Katz, Nimrod Kozlovski, Shlomit Wagman, and Tal Zarsky, New York, NYU Press, 2007

Ethics and Information Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 2005, 61-73

13 Pages Posted: 21 Feb 2015

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Helen Nissenbaum

Cornell Tech NYC; Cornell Tech

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

This paper identifies two conceptions of security in contemporary concerns over the vulnerability of computers and networks to hostile attack. One is derived from individual-focused conceptions of computer security developed in computer science and engineering. The other is informed by the concerns of national security agencies of government as well as those of corporate intellectual property owners. A comparative evaluation of these two conceptions utilizes the theoretical construct of ‘‘securitization,’’ developed by the Copenhagen School of International Relations.

Keywords: security, computing, vulnerability, networks, copenhagen school, national security, securitization,

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Nissenbaum, Helen F., Where Computer Security Meets National Security (2005). Cybercrime, Eds. Jack Balkin, James Grimmelmann, Eddan Katz, Nimrod Kozlovski, Shlomit Wagman, and Tal Zarsky, New York, NYU Press, 2007, Ethics and Information Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 2005, 61-73, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2567457