Bibliograph

Listening in, cybersecurity in an insecure age, Susan Landau

Type

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Listening in, cybersecurity in an insecure age, Susan Landau

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-207) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Listening in

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

982652181

Responsibility statement

Susan Landau

Sub title

cybersecurity in an insecure age

Summary

"New technologies have provided both incredible convenience and new threats. The same kinds of digital networks that allow you to hail a ride using your smartphone let power grid operators control a country's electricity--and these personal, corporate, and government systems are all vulnerable. In Ukraine, unknown hackers shut off electricity to nearly 230,000 people for six hours. North Korean hackers destroyed networks at Sony Pictures in retaliation for a film that mocked Kim Jong-un. And Russian cyberattackers leaked Democratic National Committee emails in an attempt to sway a U.S. presidential election. And yet despite such documented risks, government agencies, whose investigations and surveillance are stymied by encryption, push for a weakening of protections. In this accessible and riveting read, Susan Landau makes a compelling case for the need to secure our data, explaining how we must maintain cybersecurity in an insecure age."--Inside dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Racing into the digital revolution -- We're all connected now -- Dangers lurking within -- How do we protect ourselves? -- Investigations in the age of encryption -- There's no turning back

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