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First published in 2011 by The Penguin Press,
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Copyright ©Joel Brenner, 2011 All rights reserved

 

Portions of Chapter 10 appeared in “Privacy and Security: Why Isn’t Cyberspace More Secure?” by Joel Brenner, Communications of the ACM, November 2010.

 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Brenner, Joel.
America the vulnerable : inside the new threat matrix of digital
espionage, crime, and warfare / Joel Brenner.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN : 978-1-101-54783-0

1. Computer crimes—United States—Prevention. 2. Internet in
espionage—United States. 3. National security—United States. I. Title.
HV6773.2.B74 2011
364.16’80973—dc23
2011019801

 

 

 

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