Cyber Wars
Hacks that Shocked the Business World
by Charles Arthur
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Pub Date May 03 2018 | Archive Date Jun 30 2018
Kogan Page Ltd | Kogan Page
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Description
Cyber Wars gives you the dramatic inside stories of some of the world's biggest cyber attacks. These are the game changing hacks that make organizations around the world tremble and leaders stop and consider just how safe they really are.
Charles Arthur provides a gripping account of why each hack happened, what techniques were used, what the consequences were and how they could have been prevented. Cyber attacks are some of the most frightening threats currently facing business leaders and this book provides a deep insight into understanding how they work, how hackers think as well as giving invaluable advice on staying vigilant and avoiding the security mistakes and oversights that can lead to downfall. No organization is safe but by understanding the context within which we now live and what the hacks of the future might look like, you can minimize the threat.
In Cyber Wars, you will learn how hackers in a TK Maxx parking lot managed to steal 94m credit card details costing the organization $1bn; how a 17 year old leaked the data of 157,000 TalkTalk customers causing a reputational disaster; how Mirai can infect companies' Internet of Things devices and let hackers control them; how a sophisticated malware attack on Sony caused corporate embarrassment and company-wide shut down; and how a phishing attack on Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta's email affected the outcome of the 2016 US election.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780749482008 |
| PRICE | $25.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 232 |
Featured Reviews
Kristin C, Reviewer
I found it a fascinating book. I wish that all history books were so inviting and intelligent
Alan G, Reviewer
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this publication in return for an unbiased review of the publication.
This is not a difficult review for me to write as I absolutely loved this book which covered a number of the widest reported online frauds of the last twenty or so years and what was learned from them.
It has certainly made think about my own online security and I suggest it will do likewise to others that read this.
A solid five star effort.
Ilana W, Reviewer
Our level of Internet connectivity is reaching every day more complex stages, but as long as we are simply users of the network, we are openly victims of attacks of all kinds. Cyber wars can target any of us, enough is only an Internet network and a connected device. Not only all your years-long work can be compromised with a click, but also you can further affect other people part of the network.
Cyber Wars by Charles Arthur explains this sort of threats in a very easy way, still keeping the relevance of the topic. Through examples of cyber attacks that shoked the world in the last decades, predominantly from the business domain, the ways in which such threats operate and the psychological and professional profiles of the perpetrators are simply outlines. What is even more relevant, is the short outlines at the end of each chapter which suggestions and advice for preventing such situations and reacting when one is the unhappy victim of such a terrible occurence.
Recommended to scholars, business owners and anyone interested to start coping in a responsible way with the Internet challenges.
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John Kotter; Holger Rathgeber
Business, Leadership, Finance, Nonfiction (Adult)
