' writes with persuasiveness and authority.' * The Telegraph * 'This encyclopedic account by a Times correspondent traces the rapid rise of cyberwarfare capabilities and warns that ideas about how to control them are only beginning to emerge.' * The New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) * Publisher: Scribe Publications ISBN: 9781911617723 Number of pages: 384 Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 27 mm MEDIA REVIEWS The Perfect Weapon is the dramatic story of a new era of constant sabotage, misinformation, and fear, in which everyone is a target. Sanger takes us from the White House Situation Room to the dens of Chinese government hackers and the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, piecing together a remarkable picture of a world now coming face-to-face with the most sophisticated - and arguably most dangerous - weapon ever invented.
Here, New York Times correspondent David E.
In less than a decade, they have displaced terrorism and nuclear missiles as the biggest immediate threat to international security and to democracy. From Russia's tampering with the US election to the WannaCry hack that temporarily crippled the NHS, cyber has become the weapon of choice for democracies, dictators, and terrorists.Ĭheap to acquire, easily deniable, and used for a variety of malicious purposes - from crippling infrastructure to sowing discord and doubt - cyberweapons are re-writing the rules of warfare.
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