Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet
Richard A. Clarke, Counter-terror chief under presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and author ofAgainst All Enemies: Inside America 's War on Terror“Fatal System Erroraccurately reveals the secretive global cyber cartels and their hidden multi-billion dollar business, proving cybercrime does pay and pays well."Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Co-Founder, Berkman Center for Internet & Society and author ofThe Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It“Joseph Menn immerses us in the personalities and politics behind today's cybersecurity threats and countermeasures. This balanced, compelling account shows why the future of the Internet depends more on people of good will than on some technological magic bullet."Vicky Raab,The New Yorker“[Fatal System Error] kept me riveted to the couch all weekend”Quentin Hardy,Forbes“[A] well-reported book on some of the biggest (known) cybercrimes in the past decade… Menn's book could hardly be more timely.”Network World“As eye-popping as the book's portrayal of bookies and wise-guy swagger is… the second half of the book is even more mind-blowing.”BBC Focus Magazine“The issues raised are hugely important, and failure to deal with criminals behind so much online crime will be an embarrassment to governments worldwide.”Business Week“In profiling two eclectic cyber-crime fighters, Menn has crafted a fascinating high-tech whodunit that educates even as it entertains.”The Guardian“Menn spins racy tales of true-life cybercrime...The villains glory in handles such as ‘Bra1n’, and the heroes are portrayed respectively as Matthew Broderick from Wargames and Daniel Craig's Bond, but the narrative glitter is sprinkled on top of serious and thorough reporting. Menn concludes: ‘A number of enormously powerful national governments, especially those of Russia and China, have picked the blossoming of the internet age as the time to ally with organised crime.’” Richard Stiennon, founder ofT-Harvestand former VP of Threat Research atWebroot Software“Not since Cliff Stoll’sThe Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionagehas there been a book that delves as deeply into the workings of criminal hackers.  This book will be widely read by law enforcement, policy makers, and IT security professionals. Like Stoll’s book I predict it will inspire a generation of technologists to join the battle against cyber criminals."Register