THE CUCKOO'S EGG Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

Why read it

• You will spot the weak defaults, like a password left unchanged for a year, that let intruders walk right in
• You will learn how investigators keep an intruder busy long enough to trace where he is calling from
• You will notice how institutions can ignore a real intrusion until someone persistent keeps watching

Who it is for

• IT worker who wants to understand how breaches begin
• Curious reader who likes true detective stories about technology
• Student of computer security or network history

Contents

1. THE CUCKOO'S EGG
2. Cliff Stoll

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