{"product_id":"ransom-war-how-cyber-crime-became-a-threat-to-national-security-hardcover","title":"Ransom War: How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMax Smeets\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely book explores the alarming rise of ransomware: malicious software blocking users from their systems or data, until they've paid money to regain access or to prevent the release of sensitive information. High-profile British examples of the twenty-first century have targeted national libraries and healthcare organizations; in the US, hackers of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley Health Network held patient data hostage--when their demands went unmet, they published topless photographs of women with breast cancer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe issue presents formidable challenges and costs for businesses, national security and, as the Pennsylvania case showed, individuals--often society's most vulnerable. But we can watch and learn from cyber extortionists, leaving us better prepared for next time. In 2022, a series of devastating ransomware attacks prompted Costa Rica's President to declare a national emergency, describing a 'state of war'. This episode had much to tell us about how these networks arise, operate, organize--and collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMax Smeets' landmark study demystifies the ransomware playbook, from funding to networking. Through one of the largest ransomware operations on record, he reveals how this challenge has evolved, how it differs in substance and style from traditional cyber\/hacking threats, and how to combat it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Smeets DPhil is a leading expert in cyber conflict and security, who has written on cyber strategy for \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post, War on the Rocks, Slate\u003c\/em\u003e and others. He holds research positions at ETH Zurich, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eNo Shortcuts: Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber Force\u003c\/em\u003e, also published by Oxford University Press, and the coeditor of \u003cem\u003eDeter, Disrupt, or Deceive\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCyberspace and Instability\u003c\/em\u003e. He also codirects Virtual Routes, and serves as Managing Editor of \u003cem\u003eBinding Hook\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.56 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53577425453363,"sku":"9780197803035","price":44.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/ransom-war-how-cyber-crime-became-a-threat-to-national-security-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}