The Darkening Web Audiobook by Alexander Klimburg
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Title: The Darkening Web Subtitle: The War for Cyberspace Author: Alexander Klimburg Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Science & Technology, Technology

Publisher's Summary: No single invention of the last half century has changed the way we live now as much as the Internet. Alexander Klimburg was a member of the generation for whom it was a utopian ideal turned reality: a place where ideas, information, and knowledge could be shared and new freedoms found and enjoyed. Two decades later, the future isn't so bright anymore: increasingly, the Internet is used as a weapon and a means of domination by states eager to exploit or curtail global connectivity in order to further their national interests. Klimburg is a leading voice in the conversation on the implications of this dangerous shift, and in The Darkening Web he explains why we underestimate the consequences of states' ambitions to project power in cyberspace at our peril. Not only have hacking and cyber operations fundamentally changed the nature of political conflict - ensnaring states in a struggle to maintain a precarious peace that could rapidly collapse into all-out war - but the rise of covert influencing and information warfare has enabled these same global powers to create and disseminate their own distorted versions of reality in which anything is possible. At stake are not only our personal data or the electrical grid but the Internet as we know it today - and with it the very existence of open and democratic societies. Blending anecdote with argument, Klimburg brings us face-to-face with the range of threats the struggle for cyberspace presents, from an apocalyptic scenario of debilitated civilian infrastructure to a 1984-like erosion of privacy and freedom of expression. Focusing on different approaches to cyberconflict in the United States, Russia, and China, he reveals the extent to which the battle for control of the Internet is as complex and perilous as the one surrounding nuclear weapons during the Cold War - and quite possibly as dangerous for humanity as a whole. Authoritative, thought-provoking, and compellingly argued, The Darkening Web makes clear that the debate about the different aspirations for cyberspace is nothing short of a war over our global values.

Members Reviews: Great read on the realities of cyber at state, political and civil levels Author does a great job explaining how the internet was built and how it works. He also dives into cyber security and encryption. Sharing insight from his time at a NATO contractor, Klimburg also covers how governments and civilians alike use cyber to influence culture and politics. You will get your fair share of 'fake news' and info leak coverage.

Trends to future internet threats An eye opening book about our dependency on the internet and possible hyperbolic threats darkened by the fact this is new territory for all involved. This book focuses more on the civilian and government side of malicious use of information, hacking, surveillance large scale disruptions made possible by the evolved internet and its use in warfare, spying, and the appetite for control. It is without a doubt that the internet is no longer only an information conduit, but utility to all that use it.