Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681771543 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Exhaustively reported and thoroughly annotated.” (Paste)“Dense and comprehensive history of electronic and computer espionage includes many hitherto secret tales from the world of communication intelligence.” (Publishers Weekly)“Riveting. A convincing argument that the most secure way to communicate is via snail mail.” (Kirkus Reviews)“A sweeping history of spying, surveillance and subversion in the digital world. It concerns a psychosis of control, whereby the digitization of spying infests every cranny of our lives.” (The Observer (London)) . Corera casts his net widely and makes it clear that America is the leader in the battle, as well as the most vulnerable. The book successfully zig zags through different countries, laws, and politics
A seriously engaging and important read Jonathan AndironGroup I rarely find a new book that is worth committing time to --this one is. While I am less than a third of the way into this book, I am already committed to finishing it and genuinely excited to see where it leads. I have worked in and around cybersecurity for some time and have yet to find a work that underscores so dramatically and aut. I know what you did last summer The author gives his book the arresting title of ‘Cyber Spies’ and then immediately proceeds to tell us that ‘Soon there will be no such things as “cyberspies” as it will be a given that spying will be cyber enabled and the same will be true for cyber-warfare – it will become an intrinsic part of all. Excellent and in depth history of technology and spying S. Yates Well-researched and engaging history of spying (both governmental and corporate) and how it intersects with technology. Corera starts all the way back in WWI with the cutting of Germany's telegraph line and runs right through into the present, post-Snowden era. The book is expansive and in depth, managing to thoughtfully explain the co
The book is rich with historical detail and characters, as well as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in recent times by the UK, US, and China. Using unique access to the National Security Agency, GCHQ, Chinese officials, and senior executives from some of the most powerful global technology companies, Gordon Corera has gathered compelling stories from heads of state, hackers and spies of all stripes.Cyberspies is a ground-breaking exploration of the new space in which the worlds of espionage, diplomacy, international business, science, and technology collide.. The previously untoldand previously highly classifiedstory of the conflux of espionage and technology, with a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the internet age. As the digital era become increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world; what was once the preserve of a few intelligence agencies now affects us all. Corera’s compelling narrative takes us from the Second World War through the Cold War and the birth of the internet to the present era of hackers and surveillance
In 2014 he was named Information Security Journalist of the Year at the BT Information Security and Journalism Awards. Gordon Corera is a Security Correspondent for BBC News. He lives in London. He has presented major documentaries for the BBC on cybersecurity, including Crypto Wars and Under Attack: Espionage, Sabotage, Subversin and Warfare in the Cyber Age. . He is the author of The Art of Betrayal: Life and Death in the British Secret Service