The Language of Cyber Attacks: A Rhetoric of Deception (Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures) - Hardcover

Aaron Mauro

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1350354686 ISBN 13: 9781350354685

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024

Synopsis

Many cyberattacks begin with a lure: a seemingly innocent message designed to establish trust with a target to obtain sensitive information or compromise a computer system. The perils of clicking an unknown link or divulging sensitive information via email are well-known, so why do we continue to fall prey to these malicious messages? This groundbreaking book examines the rhetoric of deception through the lure, asking where its all-too-human allure comes from and suggesting ways in which we can protect ourselves online.

Examining practices and tools such as phishing, ransomware and clickbait, this book uses case studies of notorious cyberattacks by both cyber criminals and nation-states on organizations such Facebook, Google, and the US Department of Defence, and in-depth, computational analyses of the messages themselves to unpack the rhetoric of cyberattacks. In doing so, it helps us to understand the small but crucial moments of indecision that pervade one of the most common forms of written communication.

About this title

About the Author

Aaron Mauro is Assistant Professor of Digital Media at Brock University, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350354686
• ISBN 13: 9781350354685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224