Listening in : cybersecurity in an insecure age /
Landau, Susan Eva,
Listening in : cybersecurity in an insecure age / Susan Landau. - xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-207) and index.
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.
"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.
9780300227444 0300227442
2017944412
Data encryption (Computer science)--Law and legislation.
Computer networks--Security measures--Government policy.
Computer security.
Computer networks--Security measures--Government policy.
Computer security.
Data encryption (Computer science)--Law and legislation.
K3264.C65 / L36 2017
364.16/8
Listening in : cybersecurity in an insecure age / Susan Landau. - xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-207) and index.
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.
"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.
9780300227444 0300227442
2017944412
Data encryption (Computer science)--Law and legislation.
Computer networks--Security measures--Government policy.
Computer security.
Computer networks--Security measures--Government policy.
Computer security.
Data encryption (Computer science)--Law and legislation.
K3264.C65 / L36 2017
364.16/8