Dark territory
by Fred M. Kaplan · first published 2016
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"As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers displace terrorists on the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War, by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan. Kaplan probes the inner corridors of the National Security Agency, the beyond-top-secret cyber units in the Pentagon, the "information warfare" squads of the military services, and the national security debates in the White House, to tell this never-before-told story of the offi
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…DeNardis - This book examines the complex political and legal issues surrounding the governance of the internet, including the role of different countries and organizations in managing the global network. "Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War" by Fred Kaplan - While this book is focused more broadly on the history of cyber war, it includes some fascinating details about the role that undersea cables have played…
on “U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables” ↗…by Michael Sikorski Threat Modeling by Adam Shostack Social Engineering by Christopher Hadnagy The Hacker Playbook 3 by Peter Kim The Practice of Network Security Monitoring by Richard Bejtlich Dark Territory by Fred Kaplan The Code Book by Simon Singh Hacked Again by Scott N. Schober The Hacker Playbook by Peter Kim The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnick The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick See the…
on “Show HN: A compilation of cybersecurity book recommendations from 25 articles” ↗Dark Territory, by Fred Kaplan. Same topic as this thread. Also either Puzzle Palace or Body of Secrets by James Bamford. Topic: NSA.
on “NSA Official: We Need to Prepare for the Future of War” ↗…(geopolitical): The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver, and Manipulate in the Digital Age The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage
on “Ask HN: What are the best resources for learning security and pen testing?” ↗The "Estonian Cyberwar" is also described in Fred Kaplan's "Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War" [1] as one of the defining moments of the coming of age of international cyber offense and defense, and as one of the turning points of the power grab by the NSA on the…
on “The Estonian Cyberwar and Its Implications for U.S. National Security (2007)” ↗I can't remember which book I read it in, probably Dark Territory or Cyberspies, but the French were actually able to hack into the computers of the war room for the joint chiefs and POTUS. They were so freaked out that they were able to do it (and worried that other…
on “Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying” ↗