Cyber Attack: The Truth about Digital Crime, Cyber Warfare and Government Snooping

by Paul Day

 As society grows ever more dependent on the electronic flow of information, we become increasingly vulnerable to cyber warfare, cyber crime, and cyber terrorism. Written by a former hacker who is now a highly respected computer security expert, Cyber Attack is a timely study of the hostile online landscape and the threats we face. It explains the extent and implications of the danger, and how we can protect ourselves, along with issues of online privacy, snooping, and surveillance.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published February 7, 2014

Reviews

[Lewis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A broad overview of the state of play for cyber security. Showing age a little in 2020 as there’s plenty of more topical and relevant examples to use now, but for the time was up to date and to a certain extent is still, it’s only the numbers that will have changed.

Not technical so anyone can pick it up and learn and I’d recommend it as a nice introductory text to those looking to understand the big picture as far as digital security is concerned.

It is, however, absolutely “chocka” with grammar and spelling errors. So much so I question whether it’s had any sort of quality assurance applied to it.

Conclusion: Worth a read for those new to the scene of cyber security but skip it if you’re already in the game.

[William Darian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is filled with typos and editing misses. The author clearly states the threat that is present in not so technical way. Enjoyable, informative, but sometimes too repetitive.