Así es como me dicen que acabará el mundo
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- Author：Nicole Perlroth
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Lauren
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Wow， fun horror novel， if only someone did something right？
Myc
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nicole Perlroth delivers a well-research， and terrifying， look at information security and how dangerous the global marketplace for digital manipulation really is （and how taken for granted our security is）。 If you’re an anxious person， I would not necessarily recommend this book—it’s pretty bleak—but otherwise， I’d recommend it to almost anyone for a fascinating look at how coding exploits are accidentally built into all of our systems， how the structures of big business almost necessitate this Nicole Perlroth delivers a well-research， and terrifying， look at information security and how dangerous the global marketplace for digital manipulation really is （and how taken for granted our security is）。 If you’re an anxious person， I would not necessarily recommend this book—it’s pretty bleak—but otherwise， I’d recommend it to almost anyone for a fascinating look at how coding exploits are accidentally built into all of our systems， how the structures of big business almost necessitate this， and how state actors leverage those exploits as weapons （while leaving their own people vulnerable to maintain their own offensive capabilities）。 My main problem with This is How They Tell Me the World Ends is that Perlroth frequently repeats herself， verbatim， at some places within the book， particularly in the back half。 I really thought at points that I must’ve lost my place and was rereading something I had already read， but it turns out there are just sections that are copy and pasted in multiple spots throughout the text。 She also sometimes gets bogged down in unnecessary side narratives that only work to establish her bona fides instead of delivering on the main thrust of her argument。 She sold me early on that she was qualified to write about this， it seems unnecessary to keep trying to establish that for several hundred pages。 Overall， the book could have benefited greatly from an more thorough editing—it would have made for a shorter and more engaging read。 Yet even with some glaring issues， I think this is a valuable book， one that should rightly scare the hell out of all of us and make the short list for next in line among your to-reads。 。。。more
Diana
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Very captivating overview of cyberwarfare。 I'm not a fan of her perspective that America is the least bad of all and it really disrupt the book enjoyability。 I mean sure it's personal because CIA organized a coup against my first president because for being a communist sympathizer but isn't that country do it to every other country？ Meddling I mean。But SecOps and government around the world definitely need to read this book。 Recommended for a light reading to anyone interested or responsible for Very captivating overview of cyberwarfare。 I'm not a fan of her perspective that America is the least bad of all and it really disrupt the book enjoyability。 I mean sure it's personal because CIA organized a coup against my first president because for being a communist sympathizer but isn't that country do it to every other country？ Meddling I mean。But SecOps and government around the world definitely need to read this book。 Recommended for a light reading to anyone interested or responsible for cybersecurity 。。。more
Filipe Gomes
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If books are meant for intertainment and learning， I've achieved both with this one。Very interesting introduction to cybersecurity history and challenges ahead。 It took me 29 years to know what a zero-day was。 How she connected cybersecurity with real world political events was also fascinating。To be a 5* book I think it could have been a bit shorter and better organized。 She went back and forth in time to many times along the several chapters。 While there was a general sense that time was movin If books are meant for intertainment and learning， I've achieved both with this one。Very interesting introduction to cybersecurity history and challenges ahead。 It took me 29 years to know what a zero-day was。 How she connected cybersecurity with real world political events was also fascinating。To be a 5* book I think it could have been a bit shorter and better organized。 She went back and forth in time to many times along the several chapters。 While there was a general sense that time was moving on， sometimes it felt that I was lost in what even or time period she was describing。 100 pages less and it would be perfectly sized for the content and history she was conveying。But overall， super interesting and insightful。 I would recommend it without doubt。Some interesting passage。。。"Hackers weren't hobbyists anymore。 They weren't playing a game。 In short order， they had become the world's new nuclear scientists - only nuclear deterrence theory did not so neatly apply。 Cyberweapons didn't require fissile material。 Barrier to entry was so much lower; potential for escalation so much swifter。 Our own stockpile of cyber exploits and cyberweapons hardly deterred our adversaries from trying to acquire their own。 What Iran， North Korea， and others could not develop on their own， they could now just buy off the market" 。。。more
David
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The first half of the book was great。 Then the book turned political。 It was more anti-Trump versus the history of the past。 While I don’t disagree with what was being said， let me draw my own conclusions based on the facts。
Haider
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90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years alone， and that volume of data is to expected to double every two years。 It's staggering how much of our world is now digitized。 There is no such thing as privacy。 With that realization I struggle in deciding if it's ok for us to passively resign to the world's governments massive overreaching taxpayer sponsored surveillance programs。 this book had me hooked from beginning to end。 this review is not so much of a critique as a 'holy s 90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years alone， and that volume of data is to expected to double every two years。 It's staggering how much of our world is now digitized。 There is no such thing as privacy。 With that realization I struggle in deciding if it's ok for us to passively resign to the world's governments massive overreaching taxpayer sponsored surveillance programs。 this book had me hooked from beginning to end。 this review is not so much of a critique as a 'holy shit， there's so much that goes on under our noses， we need to wake up！' 。。。more
Ondrej Urban
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The problem is simple - a piece of software is a set of rules written by humans and， similar to law， it is usually not possible to foresee how it will behave under all the possible conditions。 Thus you end up with bugs or holes in software tools that millions or billion people use， which should be fixed before they are exploited for various ends， nefarious or otherwise。 Finally， you are a hacker that uncovers such a bug or a hole - what do you do？ Report it to the author of the software to be pa The problem is simple - a piece of software is a set of rules written by humans and， similar to law， it is usually not possible to foresee how it will behave under all the possible conditions。 Thus you end up with bugs or holes in software tools that millions or billion people use， which should be fixed before they are exploited for various ends， nefarious or otherwise。 Finally， you are a hacker that uncovers such a bug or a hole - what do you do？ Report it to the author of the software to be patched？ Take the money from someone willing to pay for it who may or may not be a "good guy"， government or otherwise？ What if they make you sign an exclusivity agreement - will you sell it to someone else or not？This book is， most of all， scary。 It shows how on the one hand we all depend on software and how on the other hand， this is a huge weakness。 Where weapons of mass destruction go boom rather spectacularly， allowing some control of them， tools of the cyber warfare are way more conspicuous and way easier to hide。 The message is rather bleak - noone really has any idea who has which capabilities， and to get really dangerous is strikingly cheap。 All in all， let's be happy that we have the lights on and can charge our phones -while we still can！ 。。。more
Ella Rier
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spent a week of my life reading about cyber warfare between the us russia iran and china。 It wasn’t a week I’m dying to relive。 Two stars because the cover is fun
Keith Gunther
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My friend Rene turned me on to “this is how they tell me the world ends” by ny times reporter Perlroth， the information technology textbook everyone should read。 My articles on cyber crime “what makes atlas shrug” and “bits bytes and zettabytes”， address the wild Wild West of submarine cable taps， the biggest companies in the world paying to reveal their own vulnerabilities and the evil of our enemies attempting to destroy us and prevent their own people from access to the truth and their own ev My friend Rene turned me on to “this is how they tell me the world ends” by ny times reporter Perlroth， the information technology textbook everyone should read。 My articles on cyber crime “what makes atlas shrug” and “bits bytes and zettabytes”， address the wild Wild West of submarine cable taps， the biggest companies in the world paying to reveal their own vulnerabilities and the evil of our enemies attempting to destroy us and prevent their own people from access to the truth and their own evil。 The best sales people and the best journalists share an indomitable spirit to never stop seeking the truth despite being rejected and denied the truth until they have the story。 A seminal work that draws threads into a future affecting billions of people and billions of dollars rewarding， at last， the coders creating the future and destroying it， simultaneously。 。。。more
Chas DeBolt
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This book is over 500 pages long and chock full of details about what hackers do， how they do it， and how it all relates to Nation States and their struggle for Cyber-dominance。 It was absolutely terrifying to know that hackers in Moscow Russia can shut down hospital computer systems （or nuclear plants） remotely。 And our own US National Security Agency started it。。。but other countries got involved and now the genie is out of the bottle。
Ugh
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Fascinating and terrifying， if a little long （as ever） and US- and author-centric。
Ismail Mayat
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Amazing read， you will update your passwords and enable multi factor authentication！
Gabriele
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I can't even imagine the amount of work it took to put this book together。 I was very familiar with the nature of cyberwar but the author does an incredible job digging deeper and laying it all out。 While some stories feel （sadly） a bit repetitive they're quite informative and educational。 I'd definitely recommend the book！ I can't even imagine the amount of work it took to put this book together。 I was very familiar with the nature of cyberwar but the author does an incredible job digging deeper and laying it all out。 While some stories feel （sadly） a bit repetitive they're quite informative and educational。 I'd definitely recommend the book！ 。。。more
Timon Ruban
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Slow start and slow finish （the last few chapters just seem to repeat the same point） and a little too US-politics focussed for my taste。 Other than that: a compelling （and important？） read with fun anecdotes on the growing threat of cyberattacks。
Nick Huth
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A good example of a journalist diving into a world that doesn’t want her there， but she still found a way to get vital information out to the world。 A crucially underreported topic gets the attention it deserves here。
Thomas
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This book is well-written and an easy read。 It's one of those books that helps you understand something important， but often underappreciated， about the current world。 This book is well-written and an easy read。 It's one of those books that helps you understand something important， but often underappreciated， about the current world。 。。。more
Jessy
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Fascinating。 Terrifying。 Interesting。 Makes you want to change all passwords， turn on two factor authentication， and maybe still jettison some internet connected devices。While I recommend the book， I do not recommend the audiobook version。 The narrator’s pronunciation of people， places， and even occasional adjectives （seemingly incorrect， maybe in a couple of cases an “correct” if infrequent in American English alternative） was clunky enough to distract from the material。
Peter McCambridge
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Brilliantly done。 And more than a little scary。
Yves
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Not a bad idea for all tech users to read this。
mirror
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i was really impressed by this， basically listened to in one straight go supplemented my piecemeal knowledge i gathered from various podcasts to make a complete history of cyberwarfare
Alonzo Vereen
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A comprehensive take on the most frightening threat of our times—cyber warfare。 Read it now。
Paul Blinder
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It was a great book。 Gives a great view of the situation。 One critique that’s totally tangent and had me question the veracity of everything she wrote was how she described Dune。 “A Frank Herbert science fiction novel set in a not-too-distant future in which the planet has been destroyed by nuclear war”。 I cannot get over the inaccurate description。 I think she is confusing Mad Max with Dune。 My thoughts immediately went to if she is describing Dune with such carelessness what else is she glossi It was a great book。 Gives a great view of the situation。 One critique that’s totally tangent and had me question the veracity of everything she wrote was how she described Dune。 “A Frank Herbert science fiction novel set in a not-too-distant future in which the planet has been destroyed by nuclear war”。 I cannot get over the inaccurate description。 I think she is confusing Mad Max with Dune。 My thoughts immediately went to if she is describing Dune with such carelessness what else is she glossing over 。。。more
Kunal
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Eye Opening
Vismay
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I have often glossed over news headlines like， ‘Apple releases security updates to patch two new zero-days…’ First， because I hardly understood what it meant or what its implications were given my chemical engineering and sales background。 Second， it represented a world far， far away and themes far more outlandish – Russia hacking their way through Ukraine’s power grid or some central agency tapping into Rahul Gandhi’s iPhone through a spyware named after a mythical winged horse。 Cybersecurity h I have often glossed over news headlines like， ‘Apple releases security updates to patch two new zero-days…’ First， because I hardly understood what it meant or what its implications were given my chemical engineering and sales background。 Second， it represented a world far， far away and themes far more outlandish – Russia hacking their way through Ukraine’s power grid or some central agency tapping into Rahul Gandhi’s iPhone through a spyware named after a mythical winged horse。 Cybersecurity hardly ever registered something more than a ‘ping’ in my head even when it was screaming through the front page of the newspaper。 What’s more， I am regularly frustrated when Windows decides to update the software in my laptop （wasting my time in the process） without my permission。 Though I loved ‘Die Hard 4’ – and found the idea fascinatingly dreadful of how somebody can spread absolute havoc in a metropolis through code。 Of how somebody can hack into your traffic signals to cause accidents， can enter your neighborhood nuclear reactor and spin the centrifuges out of control， of how you no longer need a hijacker to bring down a plane， of how you can wipe out credit records of all customers from a bank， of how you can try to interfere in the national election of a developed nation？！！Things that can only happen in a movie， right？ Wrong！ And that’s why reading ‘This is how they tell me the world ends’ by Nicole Perlroth has been an eye-opener。 Before reading this， cybersecurity to me meant being vigilant against the Nigerian Prince who was in dire straits and needed my help。 Cybersecurity meant wearily complying with the overzealous IT department in my company who warned and probed me to never drop my guard against phishing emails。 After reading this book， I realized that this subject was not to be taken lightly。 There were nation-states at play – outbidding each other in buying zero-day exploits that allowed backdoor into your crucial infrastructure （healthcare， power sector， telecom） to cause chaos and destruction。 Of how nations were snooping at their own citizens to curb dissent/criticism！Amazing， how a book can broaden the horizon of your mind！Though repetitive and dramatic at times， this book is must-read。 From espionage to cyber-espionage， the world has indeed moved closer to the brink of disaster as with digitization and IOT – everything is coming online。 You no longer need to throw a nuclear warhead at your enemy， just a few well-timed digital exploits can bring the nation down。 。。。more
Mason Vega
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Ben Rogers
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Cyber SecurityThis is THE book I recommend for the case of cybersecurity experts。 An excellent book on hacking and how cyber defence should be a consideration for top priority in foreign policy。 It did a great job on detailing what hackers can / ARE doing - and how to counter them。 Would highly recommend reading this if you are in infosec， in cybersecurity， or in policy。 4。3/5
Pam
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A compilation， and more， of a NY Times journalist's decade of reporting on cyber crime around the world， especially with respect to "zero-day" attacks。 Really interesting stuff 。 。 。 just wish I could understand even half of it。 A compilation， and more， of a NY Times journalist's decade of reporting on cyber crime around the world， especially with respect to "zero-day" attacks。 Really interesting stuff 。 。 。 just wish I could understand even half of it。 。。。more
Iolanda Ciobanu
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I never stopped and think about security， my data online。 But reading this book made it clear that we are living strange times and that everything can be sold and it has a price。 And that any software/hardware can be compromised and everything has some small piece of software nowadays。
Dave Williams
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There's a war raging， and many people are unaware。 This book should give a heads-up to everyone curious enough to understand the battle - and the stakes。 There's a war raging， and many people are unaware。 This book should give a heads-up to everyone curious enough to understand the battle - and the stakes。 。。。more
Ragnar Leknes
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