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 users on his system. The hacker's code name was Hunter-- a mystery invader hiding inside a twisting electronic labyrinth, breaking into U.S. computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own, spying on the spy-- and plunging into an incredible international probe that finally gained the attention of top U.S. ...
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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 users on his system. The hacker's code name was Hunter-- a mystery invader hiding inside a twisting electronic labyrinth, breaking into U.S. computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own, spying on the spy-- and plunging into an incredible international probe that finally gained the attention of top U.S. counter-intelligence agents. The Cuckoo's Egg is his wild and suspenseful true story-- a year of deception, broken codes, satellites, missile bases and the ultimate sting operation-- and how one ingenious American trapped a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.
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This is one of my favorite all-time books. It is clearly dated and of little technical interest any more, but the writing is pleasant, and the story is timeless. Synopsis: True story of a Berkeley post-doc who, trying to reconcile 75-cent discrepancy in computer account, uncovers foreign intruder using Berkeley system as gateway to US military installations. One reason I enjoy re-reading it periodically is that I used most of the now-obsolete computer systems, including PDP-8, PDP-10, VAX, and KERMIT file transfer software. I personally experienced the friendly conflict in the opening chapter between the VMS and UNIX gurus (I come down on the VMS side) and I especially appreciated the vignette in which it was concluded that the intruder was not from California because of his UNIX dialect.
EXweatherman
Oct 15, 2009
Enjoyable and information IT novel
Great book. You'll learn about it history Linix commands or a bunch of other stuff without even knowing. Would highly suggest it to any looking to better understand networking.
