Cyberwars: Espionage on the Internet

by Jean Guisnel

To some a brand-new forum for the freedom of speech, the Internet is also the most up-to-date way to gather intelligence. Brilliant hackers like Kevin Mitnik—modern-day “pirates”—pose real security threats to government and industry. Cyberwars explores a dangerous new world where international terrorists plot their attacks and are tracked by secret service organizations on-line, drug traffickers do business and launder money, and electronic economic espionage is the order of the day. Examining efforts to police on-line communication and content, Guisnel assesses the implications of pervasive surveillance for the inherently democratic medium of the Internet. As these issues are the focus of ongoing debates in government and the private sector, Cyberwars couldn’t be more timely.

Genres: Computers

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly interesting, if you keep in strict mind that it was written a few years ago (and with an area such as the internet, things change VERY rapidly.)

An excellent book for such things as the influence of the internet in areas of cryptography or for the general history of the internet.

However, I did find that the name was a bit of a misnomer; when I first picked up this book and read the description I presumed it would focus on cyberwarfare between state agents. However, much of this book dealt more with economic espionage, industrial espionage and even individual hackers/hacking groups.