From a leading expert on cybersecurity, an eye-opening look at one of the most urgent but least understood conflicts the world will confront in the twenty-first century- the desire of nations to dominate cyberspace.
Alexander Klimburg is a program director at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and an associate and former fellow at the Belfer Center of the Harvard Kennedy School. He has acted as an advisor to a number of governments and international organizations on cybersecurity strategy and internet governance, and has participated in various national, international, NATO and EU policy groups. He splits his time between Boston, Vienna and The Hague.
"A prescient and important book. . . . Fascinating."-The New York
Review of Books
"Klimburg's book is a plea for cyber-sanity, but it is also a
chilling read."-The Sunday Times (UK)
"It's this type of worldwide cyber-chaos-the type that could down
airplanes, turn off respirators and plunge millions into
darkness-that Alexander Klimburg warns of in The Darkening
Web. . . . Klimburg's warnings regarding Russian
cyber-aspirations. . . are on the money."-The New Scientist
"A quietly horrifying new book. . . . The Darkening Web
eventually accumulates the picture of an impending apocalypse, an
utterly unwinnable war in which the world's few good guys. . . are
outgunned, outspent, and outmaneuvered at every stage of what
Klimburg refers to as the great cyber game."-The Christian Science
Monitor
"Readers will take much from the author's considerable expertise,
clear and explanatory prose, and breadth of discussion. . . .
Klimburg adds to the growing literature of clear-eyed,
authoritative authors who doubtless are shaping debate on how
governments, corporations, and individuals should begin to
understand the evolution of the internet and those who would use it
to carry out cyberattacks."-The Washington Free Beacon
"An extraordinarily informative and accessible examination of the
threats to physical infrastructure, privacy and the free flow of
information posed by the struggle for control of cyberspace. Ripped
from yesterday's-and tomorrow's-headlines, The Darkening Web
shines a spotlight on a vitally important and little understood
threat."-The Tulsa World
"The Darkening Web provides a sweeping yet nuanced overview
of how we got to where we are online, with ample backstory... A
thoughtful framework for assessing developments in this fast-moving
area...Ultimately, Klimburg concludes, the battle for a free
Internet 'is nothing less than the struggle for the heart of modern
democratic society.'"-Nature
"Exhaustively researched. . . . A complex, fascinating book. . . .
Indispensable reading for anyone keen to understand what lies ahead
as cyberspace displaces conventional battlefields as the preferred
venue for resolving conflict."-The Toronto Star
"A dark but riveting account of how competition between nations
threatens the future of the Internet. Klimburg provides a broad
overview of the technical and political underpinnings of the
Internet and reveals how many of them are being eroded by
short-sightedness and national pride. A must-read."-Jeff Moss,
founder of Black Hat and DEF CON conferences
"A compelling and authoritative book that will shape the
conversation about the intersection of the Internet and foreign
policy."-Bruce Schneier, author of Data and Goliath
"At a time of rising focus on threats to the internet, Alexander
Klimburg introduces much needed clarity and precision into such
concepts as cyber war and information security. This book is
indispensable-not only for national security officials formulating
policies on cyber conflict, cyber crime and cyber governance, but
for any reader seeking a strong grounding in this critically
important material and what it means for our global
future."-Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland
Security
"Alexander Klimburg provides a chilling but well-informed and
readable tour of cyber interdependence. Anyone interested in our
growing global vulnerabilities should read this book."-Joseph S.
Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard
University and author of The Future of Power
"Klimburg is exceedingly qualified to write about cyberspace as a
new field of war. . . . The dark side of cyberspace is a daunting
subject, but Klimburg's narrative is very accessible, and frankly,
this is all far too important to ignore."-Booklist
"A very frightening book. . . . Reading it is well worth the
effort. Recommended for anyone interested in international
affairs."-Library Journal
"An excellent primer on cyberwarfare. . . . A chilling portrait of
the emergence of cyberspace as a domain for political
conflict."-Publishers Weekly
"Klimburg delivers an urgent warning that civil libertarians and
cybernauts alike will want to heed." - Kirkus
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