The benefits of living in a digital globalised society are enormous; so too are the dangers. The world has become a law enforcers nightmare & every criminals dream. We bank online shop online date learn work & live online. But have the institutions that keep us safe on the streets learned to protect us in the burgeoning digital world? Have we become complacent about our personal security
- sharing our thoughts beliefs & the details of our daily lives with anyone who cares to relieve us of them? In this fascinating & compelling book Misha Glenny author of the international bestseller Mc Mafia" explores the three fundamental threats facing us in the 21st century: cyber crime cyber warfare & cyber industrial espionage. Governments & the private sector are losing billions of dollars each year fighting an ever-morphing often invisible often super-smart new breed of criminal: the hacker. Glenny has travelled & trawled the world. & by exploring the rise & fall of the criminal website " Dark Market" he has uncovered the most vivid alarming & illuminating stories. Whether Ji Lsi or Matrix Iceman Master Splynter or Lord Cyric; whether Detective Sergeant Chris Dawson in Scunthorpe or Agent Keith Mularski in Pittsburgh Glenny has tracked down & interviewed all the players
- the criminals the geeks the police the security experts & the victims
- & he places everyone & everything in a rich brew of politics economics & history. The result is simply unputdownable. " Dark Market" is authoritative & completely engrossing. Its a must-read for everyone who uses a computer: the essential crime book for our times."