Worm The First Digital World War |
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| Author:
| Bowden, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8021-4594-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Grove Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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The Conficker worm infected its first computer in November 2008 and within a month had infiltrated 1.5 million computers in 195 countries. Surprisingly, the U.S. government was only vaguely aware of the threat that Conficker posed, and the task of mounting resistance fell to disparate but gifted group of geeks, Internet entrepreneurs, and computer programmers. But when Conficker's controllers became aware that their creation was beginning to encounter resistance, they began refining...
More DescriptionThe Conficker worm infected its first computer in November 2008 and within a month had infiltrated 1.5 million computers in 195 countries. Surprisingly, the U.S. government was only vaguely aware of the threat that Conficker posed, and the task of mounting resistance fell to disparate but gifted group of geeks, Internet entrepreneurs, and computer programmers. But when Conficker's controllers became aware that their creation was beginning to encounter resistance, they began refining the worm's code to make it more difficult to trace and more powerful testing the Cabal's unity and resolve. Will the Cabal lock down the worm before it is too late? Game on. Worm reports on the fascinating battle between those determined to exploit the internet and those committed to protect it. It is a gripping account of the ongoing and largely unreported war taking place literally beneath our fingertips.