Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking And Digital Espionage

Gordon Corera’s compelling new book 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 previously untold, and previously highly classified, story of the conflux of espionage and technology, with a compelling narrative rich with astonishing revelations taking readers from World War II to the internet age.

As the digital era become 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. 

The book is rich with historical detail and characters, as well as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in recent times by the UK, US, and China. 

Using unique access to the National Security Agency, 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 ground-breaking exploration of the new space in which the worlds of espionage, diplomacy, international business, science, and technology collide.

The book opens with…

“The computer was born to spy. The first computer was created in secret to aid intelligence work…

This book takes us through the history and future of cyber spying and explores the relationship between US and UK and the role Britain played founding computing with the work of Alan Turing which was a precedent for Snowden’s revelations…

 

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