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)

Absolutely great and informative book. Well wort

book. Well worth the listen. I will probably buy the ebook as well for research in the future.

Stuff You Don't Really Want To Hear About

I read a lot of stuff I'd rather not know, however, it was an informative book.
It makes you want to crawl under a rock and hide... but that would be pointless. Nothing is hidden. Nothing is a secret.

An interesting read concerning Cyber Security.

This book gives a good background into the complexity of Cyber security, from its beginning to present day activities. As someone who is comfortable around computers, I thought the book was interesting and quite informative.

Excellent history of where technology meets spying

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. The book is well written and well researched. It brings historical perspective to some of the burgeoning issues in a world more and more enmeshed in technology.

Any additional comments?

Well-researched and engaging history of spying (both governmental and corporate) and how it intersects with technology. Corera starts all the way back in WWI with the cutting of Germany's telegraph line and runs right through into the present, post-Snowden era. The book is expansive and in depth, managing to thoughtfully explain the counterbalancing of security concerns with privacy rights, and pointing out that the interconnectedness of things has only changed the thrust of spying from human sources to cyber ones. The books inclusion of corporate espionage and the ever more entangled relationship between various companies and their domestic governments (not to mention demands by foreign governments) rounds it out as more than just the typical spy versus spy history. Highly recommended.

Wow. Be careful what you want to know.

There are some scary truths being told here. I must say the in-depth knowledge, the breakdown for laymen, and the attention to detail was excellent to enjoy.