399 pages
English language
Published May 18, 2005
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage is a 1989 book written by Clifford Stoll. It is his first-person account of the hunt for a computer hacker who broke into a computer at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Stoll's use of the term extended the metaphor Cuckoo's egg from brood parasitism in birds to malware.
This book is an excellent introduction to hacking. It's great for beginners as it explains concepts on a fundamental level. It asks moral questions surrounding information security and who protects users. It is also a great starting point for people who need to see the picture of their learning or are struggling with being interested in learning about information security.
Una sorta di resoconto, ovviamente romanzato e con una forte impronta americana, dell'eterno tira e molla tra guardie e ladri, in ambito informatico. A tratti prolisso, spesso sensazionalistico, rimane comunque una lettura piacevole e interessante
