the cyberweapons arms race Perlroth, Nicole 1982- creator text nyu 2023 monographic eng

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xxvii, 500 pages ; 21 cm Filled with spies, hackers, arms dealers, and a few unsung heroes, written like a thriller and a reference, This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends is an astonishing feat of journalism. Based on years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, The New York Times reporter Nicole Perlroth lifts the curtain on a market in shadow, revealing the urgent threat faced by us all if we cannot bring the global cyber arms race to heel -- Prologue Part I: Mission impossible. Closet of secrets ; The fucking salmon Part II: The capitalists. The cowboy ; The first broker ; Zero-day Charlie Part III: The spies. Project Gunman ; The godfather ; The omnivore ; The Rubicon ; The factory Part IV: The mercenaries. The Kurd ; Dirty business ; Guns for hire Part V: The resistance. Aurora ; Bounty hunters ; Going dark Part VI: The twister. Cyber gauchos ; Perfect storm ; The grid Part VII: Boomerang. The Russians are coming ; The shadow brokers ; The attacks ; The backyard Epilogue Aftermath Nicole Perlroth. "First published in the United States 2021. This paperback edition published 2023"--Title page verso Delitos informáticos Ciberterrorismo Operaciones en el ciberespacio (Ciencia militar) Seguridad informática Estados Unidos Protección de datos Legislación Estados Unidos HV 6773.15 P451t 2023 9781635578492 (paperback) 1635578493 (paperback) 2020950713 DLC 201120 20260820171717.0 21807259 eng