BLACK ICE: THE INVISIBLE THREAT OF CYBER-TERRORISM

Book Cover: BLACK ICE: THE INVISIBLE THREAT OF CYBER-TERRORISM
Editions:Kindle - First Edition
ISBN: 978-0072227871
Pages: 304
Hardcover - First Edition
ISBN: 0072227877
Size: 9.00 x 6.00 in
Pages: 304

The first book to define the clear and present danger posed by a cyber-terrorist attack on the U.S. computer- and network-dependent infrastructure. The pages are packed with interviews from members of terrorist groups, including al-Qaida, as well as key insiders involved in planning and executing the U.S. plan for the defense of cyberspace, including Tom Ridge, James Gilmore, CIA and NSA officials--and even al-Qaeda supporters. Internet security expert Dan Verton investigates how cyber-terrorism could occur, what the global and financial implications are, the impact this is having and will continue to have on privacy and civil liberties, and how to prepare and prevent against cyber-terrorism.

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Reviews:Clive Thompson on The Washington Post wrote:

"The examples Verton unearths are certainly spooky... Genuine cyberterrorism will be as physical as a punch to the gut."

"Verton is as credible a digital Cassandra as you can get; he is a former intelligence officer, and his superb investigative journalism for Computerworld magazine recently forced American Airlines to clamp down on its lax wireless technology, which left bag-checking devices open to be messed with."