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Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage Audiobook, by Gordon Corera Play Audiobook Sample

Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage Audiobook

Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage Audiobook, by Gordon Corera Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Gildart Jackson Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 12.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 9.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781504724159

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

22

Longest Chapter Length:

87:23 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

14:59 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

48:50 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

The previously untold—and previously highly classified—story of the conflux of espionage and technology, a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the Internet age

As the digital era becomes increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world; what was once the preserve of a few intelligence agencies now affects us all.

Corera’s compelling narrative takes us from the Second World War through the Cold War and the birth of the Internet to the present era of hackers and surveillance. The book is rich with historical detail and characters, as well as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in recent times by the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. Using unique access to the NSA, GCHQ, Chinese officials, and senior executives from some of the most powerful global technology companies, Gordon Corera has gathered compelling stories from heads of state, hackers, and spies of all stripes.

Cyberspies is a groundbreaking exploration of the new space in which the worlds of espionage, diplomacy, international business, science, and technology collide.

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“BBC security correspondent Corera’s dense and comprehensive history of electronic and computer espionage includes many hitherto secret tales from the world of communication intelligence…The discussion of Stuxnet—the sophisticated attack on Iranian centrifuges—and its aftermath is compelling, as Corera’s chilling conclusion contextualizes it as the first of a continuing and increasingly sophisticated form of international, sometimes state-sponsored digital warfare.”

— Publishers Weekly

Quotes

  • “Riveting. Making use of excellent sources, Corera has produced a highly relevant read that addresses the key debate in intelligence gathering—the balance between privacy and security.”

    — Sunday Times (London)
  • “If you are looking for a clear and comprehensive guide to how communications have been intercepted, from cable-cutting in the First World War to bulk data collection exposed by Ed Snowden, this is it.”

    — Guardian (London)
  • “Corera, a security correspondent for BBC News, traces electronic espionage from World War II to the present…Corera’s illuminating summary of cyberespionage’s development and potential effects on modern statecraft, war, commerce, and everyday liberties will appeal to all readers interested in those topics.”

    — Library Journal
  • “Computers remain essential to espionage and other dubious activities, writes BBC security correspondent Corera in this engrossing history of the dark side of the information revolution…Corera casts his net widely and makes it clear that America is the leader in the battle, as well as the most vulnerable. A convincing argument that the most secure way to communicate is via snail mail.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • An Audible Editors Top Pick

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About Gordon Corera

Gordon Corera has been a security correspondent for BBC News since 2004, and has reported from across the United States, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He is the author of Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage; The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of MI6; and Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network. He was educated at Oxford and Harvard universities, and lives in England.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson’s acting credits span the stage and screen. He is most often recognized for his roles as Gideon on Charmed and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital. He has also starred in numerous television shows, including CSI and Vegas, and he played the lead in the highly acclaimed independent feature film You, directed by his wife, Melora Hardin.