Deconstructing Cybersecurity: From Ontological Security to Ontological Insecurity
| Autor: | Justin Joque, S. M. Taiabul Haque |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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User authentication
Digital rights management Computer science 05 social sciences 020207 software engineering 02 engineering and technology Computer security computer.software_genre Cyberwarfare Ontological security 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Human-computer interaction in information security Relevance (law) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Deconstruction Complement (linguistics) computer 050107 human factors |
| Zdroj: | NSPW |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3442167.3442170 |
| Popis: | This paper examines the philosophical aspects of cybersecurity through the lens of deconstruction, as proposed by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. We offer deconstruction as an analytical orientation to better understand and challenge the very philosophical concepts a security system presupposes, arguing that not only are concrete systems necessarily insecure but that the concepts and structures through which their security is understood are also insecure. By centering our discourse on instability and contradictions, we demonstrate the relevance of deconstruction in cybersecurity through four concrete examples drawn from four different areas: digital rights management, cyberwar, software vulnerability, and user authentication. We further address the concept of ontological security to draw the boundaries between beneficial and detrimental uses of deconstruction. These insights complement other HCISec efforts to conceptualize cybersecurity as a holistic discipline that incorporates art and philosophy in addition to science and technology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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