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Click here to kill everybody : security and survival in a hyper-connected world / Bruce Schneier.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 319 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393608885
  • 0393608883
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: Everything is becoming a computer -- Part I: The trends -- Computers are still hard to secure -- Patching is failing as a security paradigm -- Knowing who's who on the internet is getting harder -- Everyone favors insecurity -- Risks are becoming catastrophic -- Part II: The solutions -- What a secure internet+ looks like -- How we can secure the internet+ -- Government is who enables security -- How governments can prioritize defense over offense -- Plan B: what's likely to happen -- Where policy can go wrong -- Towards a trusted, resilient, and peaceful internet+ -- Conclusion: Bring technology and policy together.
Summary: "The internet is powerful, but it is not safe. As "smart" devices proliferate the risks will get worse, unless we act now. From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the internet now has direct effects on the physical world. While this computerized future, often called the Internet of Things, carries enormous potential, best-selling author Bruce Schneier argues that catastrophe awaits in its new vulnerabilities and dangers. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now literally crash your car, pacemaker, and home security system, as well as everyone else's. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, Schneier explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity. From principles for a more resilient Internet of Things to a recipe for sane government oversight, Schneier's vision is required reading for anyone invested in human flourishing"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the internet now has direct effects on the physical world. Schneier argues that catastrophe awaits us in this computerized future. He explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity. -- adapted from publisher info
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Everything is a computer. Ovens are computers that make things hot; refrigerators are computers that keep things cold. These computers--from home thermostats to chemical plants--are all online. The Internet, once a virtual abstraction, can now sense and touch the physical world.

As we open our lives to this future, often called the Internet of Things, we are beginning to see its enormous potential in ideas like driverless cars, smart cities, and personal agents equipped with their own behavioral algorithms. But every knife cuts two ways.

All computers can be hacked. And Internet-connected computers are the most vulnerable. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now crash your car, your pacemaker, and the nation's power grid. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, renowned expert and best-selling author Bruce Schneier examines the hidden risks of this new reality.

After exploring the full implications of a world populated by hyperconnected devices, Schneier reveals the hidden web of technical, political, and market forces that underpin the pervasive insecurities of today. He then offers common-sense choices for companies, governments, and individuals that can allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to its vulnerabilities.

From principles for a more resilient Internet of Things, to a recipe for sane government regulation and oversight, to a better way to understand a truly new environment, Schneier's vision is required reading for anyone invested in human flourishing.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-308) and index.

Introduction: Everything is becoming a computer -- Part I: The trends -- Computers are still hard to secure -- Patching is failing as a security paradigm -- Knowing who's who on the internet is getting harder -- Everyone favors insecurity -- Risks are becoming catastrophic -- Part II: The solutions -- What a secure internet+ looks like -- How we can secure the internet+ -- Government is who enables security -- How governments can prioritize defense over offense -- Plan B: what's likely to happen -- Where policy can go wrong -- Towards a trusted, resilient, and peaceful internet+ -- Conclusion: Bring technology and policy together.

"The internet is powerful, but it is not safe. As "smart" devices proliferate the risks will get worse, unless we act now. From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the internet now has direct effects on the physical world. While this computerized future, often called the Internet of Things, carries enormous potential, best-selling author Bruce Schneier argues that catastrophe awaits in its new vulnerabilities and dangers. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now literally crash your car, pacemaker, and home security system, as well as everyone else's. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, Schneier explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity. From principles for a more resilient Internet of Things to a recipe for sane government oversight, Schneier's vision is required reading for anyone invested in human flourishing"-- Provided by publisher.

From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the internet now has direct effects on the physical world. Schneier argues that catastrophe awaits us in this computerized future. He explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity. -- adapted from publisher info

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