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Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

Cliff Stoll

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies

Book Details

  • Publisher: Pocket Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 13rd, 2005
  • Pages: 416
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.32in - 1.11in - 0.70lb
  • EAN: 9781416507789
  • Categories: EspionageConspiracy Theories

About the Author

Stoll, Cliff: - An astronomer by training and a computer expert by accident, Cliff Stoll became a leading authority on computer security and the internet. He has given talks for the FBI, CIA, and NSA, and has appeared before the US Senate. He lives in Oakland, California.

Praise for this book

"Fascinating...a nonfiction account that reads like a le Carré novel."
-- The Seattle Times
"Stoll's is the ever-appealing story of the little man bucking the system...great fun to read...lively and thoroughly absorbing."
-- The Philadelphia Inquirer
"The Cuckoo's Egg is 'reader friendly, ' even for those who have only the vaguest familiarity with computers...a true spy thriller....The hunt is gripping."
-- Chicago Tribune
"As exciting as any action novel....A gripping spy thriller."
-- The New York Times Book Review