@War

A surprising, page-turning account of how the wars of thefuture are already being fought todayThe United States military currently views cyberspace as the'fifth domain' of warfare-alongside land, sea, air, and space-and theDepartment of Defense, National Security Agency, and CIA all field teams ofhackers who can-and do-launch computer virus strikes against enemy targets. Infact, as @War shows, US hackers were crucialto our victory in Iraq.Shane Harris delves into the front lines of America's newcyberwar. As recent revelations have shown, government agencies are joiningwith tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts ofinformation. The military has also formed a new alliance with tech and financecompanies to patrol cyberspace, and Harris offers a deeper glimpse into thispartnership than we have ever seen before. Finally, Harris explains what the newcybersecurity regime means for all of us who spend our daily lives bound to theInternet-and are vulnerable to its dangers.