Dark Territory

The Secret History of Cyber War

By: Fred Kaplan

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

As cyber attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan.

Kaplan probes the inner corridors of the National Security Agency, the beyond-top-secret cyber units in the Pentagon, the "information warfare" squads of the military services, and the national security debates in the White House to tell this never-before-told story of the officers, policymakers, scientists, and spies who devised this new form of warfare and who have been planning - and, more often than people know, fighting - these wars for decades.

From the 1991 Gulf War to conflicts in Haiti, Serbia, Syria, the former Soviet republics, Iraq, and Iran, where cyber warfare played a significant role, Dark Territory chronicles, in fascinating detail, an unknown past that shines an unsettling light on our future.

©2016 Fred Kaplan (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

A good, single sided view, of the history of hacking.

The listen is very good overall.
You must realize that this book tells the history from only one perspective... But still very good.

Interesting listen but what a bleak situation...

This is a very iInteresting listen but man what a bleak situation the future seems to be!

Great book if you are a technofile

Gteat book, very detailed and well researched... would listen again. Definitely for computer and hacker folks.

Surprisingly enjoyable

One of the better books I’ve listened to included in the plus catalog.
Anyone interested in international relation, strategy, intelligence, or cyber should give it a chance. Solid general overview of the history of the topic from a US national security perspective. Good narration as well. Someone with a lot of exposure on the topic already may wish it went deeper, but even it was an enjoyable listen.

Interesting history

An interesting history of cyber warfare. Lacks insight into future conditions, though the astute reader should be able to make predictions based on what they've read.

Outstanding

An exceptional commentary on the life of cyberwar. With the listen for anyone interested in cybersecurity, espionage and the military.

Nice history on cyber warfare and defense

I enjoyed the book, its interesting to see how it ties in with other intelligence books ive read.

A surprisingly good and thorough overview of US government cybersecurity history

This book covers the evolution of cybersecurity within the US government basically from the time of the first network to 2016. It's clear that the book is based on conversations with many of the key individuals mentioned in it, but it seems to take a pretty fair approach to all of their positions without being overly biased in any particular ways. Recommended for anyone with an interest in the subject.

Excellent

Excellent break down on the history of cyber war. Highly recommend for all cyber professionals

Excellent

Should be required reading for all computer fields of study. Gives a broad understanding of cyber war and why cyber security is an issue.