RT Book T1 Why hackers win: power and disruption in the network society A1 Burkart, Patrick 1969- A2 McCourt, Tom 1958- LA English PP Berkeley PB University of California Press YR 2019 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1788841379 AB When people think of hackers, they usually think of a lone wolf acting with the intent to garner personal data for identity theft and fraud. But what about the corporations and government entities that use hacking as a strategy for managing risk? Why Hackers Win asks the pivotal question of how and why the instrumental uses of invasive software by corporations and government agencies contribute to social change. Through a critical communication and media studies lens, the book focuses on the struggles of breaking and defending the ""trusted systems"" underlying our everyday use of technology OP 197 NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN QA76.9.A25 SN 0520971655 SN 9780520971653 K1 Computer security : Law and legislation : United States K1 Computer security : Law and legislation : European Union countries K1 Hacking K1 Computer security K1 Computer security ; Law and legislation K1 European Union Countries K1 United States K1 Hacker : Politik K1 eBook-EBSCO-eBook-Academic-Collection