Cyber Attack: The truth about digital crime, cyber warfare and government snooping - Softcover

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.

Paul Day has been at the forefront of exploring and understanding computer systems for many years. He has over two decades' experience in hacking and testing the Internet's security boundaries. He started the highly respected hacker e-zine Phreak/Hack United Kingdom (P/H-UK) but dropped out of the scene after the high-profile prosecutions of Datastream Cowboy and Maelstrom. He is the author of the bestsellingThe Real Hackers' Handbook and Hackers' Tales (both Carlton) and currently works as a computer networking and security specialist.