Clifford Stoll

A true account of computer espionage describes a year-long single-handed hunt for a computer thief who sold information from American computer files to Soviet intelligence agents

Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

The Cuckoo's Egg

Offers a critical look at the hyperbole surrounding the Internet and the future uses of computer networks, and discusses the false assumptions concerning the true benefits of computers

Second Thoughts on the Information Highway

Silicon Snake Oil

The Cuckoo’s Egg

Argues that students are missing out on learning fundamental skills because of the emphasis on becoming computer literate.

Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian

High-tech Heretic

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" (Smithsonian). Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's code name was "Hunter"—a mysterious invader who managed to break into U.S. computer systems and steal sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own: spying on the spy. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases—a one-man sting operation that finally gained the attention of the CIA . . . and ultimately trapped an international spy ring fueled by cash, cocaine, and the KGB.

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