Cyberspies

The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage

By: Gordon Corera

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

The previously untold - and previously highly classified - story of the conflux of espionage and technology, a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations, taking listeners 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.

©2015 Gordon Corera (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Kept my attention beginning to end

Very well researched and written with detail well explained and not keeping me in the "dark". great chronology that will keep your attention. #tagsgiving" and "#sweepstakes

Best Cyber Threat Intel Book on Audible

This book walks you through the history of signals intelligence from origin to modern era blending in relevant cyber security themes. I recommend this book for those in or considering the field; it's not a "how to" book, but it is a great summary of the field.

From Bletchley to IoT

This was a good read for anyone interested in the history of Cyber Spies. It’s introduction of Bletchley Park to STUXNET provided a well rounded review of the secret history or surveillance, hacking, and digital espionage.

Good Story terrible Narrator.

If you could sum up Cyberspies in three words, what would they be?

I like how the book started with crypto from WWII, but I didn't like nor appreciate the British slant. I respect the British, I think they have done a lot of good, but I'm sorry America has done a TON of good as well. In fact if it wasn't for America there would be no England and they all would be speaking German right now.

What did you like best about this story?

I really enjoy the technology. And the sticky subject of handling cyber crime. In the near future we as the United States are going to have to put our BIG BOY pants on and truly address phishing, cyber crime, email privacy, etc.....

Would you listen to another book narrated by Gildart Jackson?

No.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Do you know where your data is?

Any additional comments?

Decent book, I did not appreciate the narrator trying to give Britain the credit for computing nor the Internet. Sorry guy, but the Internet was created by the U.S. Government and it started out as Arpanet. Get over it! And sorry again, Robert Metcalfe invented most of the things your also trying to steal credit over, this got very old in the book.

Great book, filled with interest details

Great book fill with very specific details, has a many chapters about cyber security and one about the first cyber defense, Cliff Stohl (The Cuckoos Egg)