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Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation
An up close and personal look at cyber espionage and digital spycraft
In Cyber My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation, thirty-year cybersecurity veteran Kurtis Minder delivers a fascinating exploration of real-world cyber espionage in some of the most dangerous places on the internet. He explains how cyber espionage is performed, the tools and skills that people like him use all the time, and the consequences of engaging with cybercriminals on a daily basis.
You'll learn about how private organizations spy on bad guys and how they negotiate with ransomware criminals to try and recover stolen data. You'll also discover critical lessons that Minder has learned as he's led his digital risk company, GroupSense, through many of the most dramatic incidents of online crime of the last few decades.
Inside the
● Dozens of original profiles of cyber espionage and negotiation professionals
● Anecdotes and illuminating stories about the author's experience building a business in the cyber market
● An original, non-technical primer on the people that populate the cyber risk landscape and the methods they use to carry out attacks
In Cyber My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation, thirty-year cybersecurity veteran Kurtis Minder delivers a fascinating exploration of real-world cyber espionage in some of the most dangerous places on the internet. He explains how cyber espionage is performed, the tools and skills that people like him use all the time, and the consequences of engaging with cybercriminals on a daily basis.
You'll learn about how private organizations spy on bad guys and how they negotiate with ransomware criminals to try and recover stolen data. You'll also discover critical lessons that Minder has learned as he's led his digital risk company, GroupSense, through many of the most dramatic incidents of online crime of the last few decades.
Inside the
● Dozens of original profiles of cyber espionage and negotiation professionals
● Anecdotes and illuminating stories about the author's experience building a business in the cyber market
● An original, non-technical primer on the people that populate the cyber risk landscape and the methods they use to carry out attacks
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272 pages, Hardcover
Published July 22, 2025
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September 24, 2025
A must read for Incident Responders
In general I really like this book, It provides several recommendations for organizations and individuals to prevent and deal with Ransomware attacks, it also provides amazing tips for cyber threat intelligence and operations. I like how Kurtis emphasizes in contributing to our society and he promotes other cybersecurity professionals.
What I didn't like was his constant "stop clicking things" we should stop blaming people for that and instead improve other security layers. People click because it is normal, sometimes it's part of their jobs.
I will definitely keep this book as a reference and to recommend it to other security professionals. Well done Kurtis
In general I really like this book, It provides several recommendations for organizations and individuals to prevent and deal with Ransomware attacks, it also provides amazing tips for cyber threat intelligence and operations. I like how Kurtis emphasizes in contributing to our society and he promotes other cybersecurity professionals.
What I didn't like was his constant "stop clicking things" we should stop blaming people for that and instead improve other security layers. People click because it is normal, sometimes it's part of their jobs.
I will definitely keep this book as a reference and to recommend it to other security professionals. Well done Kurtis
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