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Fatal System Error: The Hunt For The New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down The Internet (2010)

by Joseph Menn(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1586487485 (ISBN13: 9781586487485)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: Actually a pretty interesting book, the story starts with offshore gambling companies getting attacked by mysterious hackers who demand protection money or the site gets taken offline (and does). They scramble to hire a new star programmer, Barrett Lyon, who manages to foil the hackers and block further attacks, eventually getting swamped with so many requests from other companies to do the same, that he builds his own successful software firm. That story was reported in WIRED magazine, but the book continues where that left off. Lyon and others track the mysterious hackers down, and discover that they are operating in Russia, with connections to the mafia. What follows is a chase through many countries and involving multiple governments and police agencies. Interesting st... moreory, if you're into that sort of thing, and a good explanation of the issues and what should be done to prevent cybercrime and protect yourself.
review 2: An interesting look at some of the largest DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks, credit card thefts, viruses, spyware, and other cybercrimes. It does a good job of making an investigation that's conducted largely from behind computer screens exciting. More importantly, it raises serious concerns about the US and other country's lack of concern about cybersecurity, given both it's role in our economy and the potential for cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare. It also argues convincingly that Russia and China have been working closely with cybercriminals for their own cyberattacks.Reading this book makes me want to run around the house making sure all my computers are patched.... less

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