‘IT Fauna’ and ‘Crime Pays': Using Critical Design to Envision Cyber Security Futures

Debi Ashenden; David  Benque; Austin Houldsworth

‘IT Fauna’ and ‘Crime Pays': Using Critical Design to Envision Cyber Security Futures

Debi Ashenden, David Benque, Austin Houldsworth

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The research presented is a collaboration between social scientists, designers and technologists that explored whether critical design could be used to envision cyber security futures. The research imperative was to examine the use of critical design as a way of imagining future or alternative scenarios of cyber security. We evaluated research methods that would encourage cyber security practitioners and policy makers to discuss and re-consider cyber security risk.

The research used critical design to produce speculative scenarios that would encourage a new way of thinking about cyber security risk. ‘Specimens of IT Fauna’ is a visualisation and celebration of our imaginary bestiary of software. ‘Crime Pays’ is a video installation that envisions a future where there is effectively a tax on online privacy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Prixis & Poetics
Subtitle of host publication	Research Through Design 2013 Conference Proceedings
Editors	Jayne Wallace, Joycee Yee, Abigail Durrant
Publisher	Northumbria University
Pages	43-46
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9780954958794
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	2013 Research Through Design Conference: Praxis and Poetics - The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne & Gateshead, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Sep 2013 → 5 Sep 2013 https://www.researchthroughdesign.org/2013proceedings/

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Conference	2013 Research Through Design Conference
Abbreviated title	RTD 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Newcastle upon Tyne & Gateshead
Period	3/09/13 → 5/09/13
Internet address	https://www.researchthroughdesign.org/2013proceedings/

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Ashenden, D, Benque, D & Houldsworth, A 2013, ‘IT Fauna’ and ‘Crime Pays': Using Critical Design to Envision Cyber Security Futures. in J Wallace, J Yee & A Durrant (eds), Prixis & Poetics : Research Through Design 2013 Conference Proceedings. Northumbria University, pp. 43-46, 2013 Research Through Design Conference, Newcastle upon Tyne & Gateshead, United Kingdom, 3/09/13.

‘IT Fauna’ and ‘Crime Pays' : Using Critical Design to Envision Cyber Security Futures. / Ashenden, Debi; Benque, David ; Houldsworth, Austin.

Prixis & Poetics : Research Through Design 2013 Conference Proceedings. ed. / Jayne Wallace; Joycee Yee; Abigail Durrant. Northumbria University, 2013. p. 43-46.

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