Cyberwars

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A revealing account of how the Internet has become a powerful new tool for spying by governments and private industry.. 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 Mitnikmodern-day piratespose 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 couldnt be more timely.

Author Bio

Jean Guisnel is the author of several books in French on the intelligence community. A well-known French journalist, he has been defence-issues specialist for the French daily Liberation and is currently a reporter for the major news magazine Le Point.