Cyber Spies and Secret Agents of Modern Times

Allison Lassieur

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Explores the lives and daring deeds of modern-day spies, using photos, original sources, maps, timelines and little-known facts.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 06 avril 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474736251
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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A L L I S O N L A S S I E U R

Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at 264 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DY – Registered company number: 6695582 www.raintree.co.uk [e-mail] Text © Capstone Global Library Limited 2017 The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner, except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS (www.cla.co.uk). Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission should be addressed to the publisher. Edited by Megan Atwood Designed by Russell Griesmer Picture research by Tracey Engel Production by Steve Walker Printed and bound in China ISBN 978 1 4747 3621 3 20 19 18 17 16 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Getty Images: 24, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, 16, Chip Somodevilla, 44, Daniel Berehulak, 36, EMMANUEL DUNAND/ AFP, 19, Greg Mathieson/Mai/Mai/The LIFE Images Collection, 46, Michael Probst, 58, Photo by Cedric H. Rudisill/USAF/DOD, 12, Universal Images Group, 9; Newscom: Gene Blevins/Polaris, 50, GUARDIAN/GLENN GREENWALD/LAURA POITRAS, 32, Laura Cavanaugh UPI Photo Service, 6; Shutterstock: acid2728k, cover and 1 (code), Ensuper, design element, Fedorov Oleksiy, design element, Freedom_Studio, design element, Here, design element, Kaissa, cover and 1 (cursor icon), KPG_Euro, cover (silhouette), Monkey Business Images, 38, phokin, design element, pixelparticle, cover and 1 (design element), pogonici, cover (laptop), Reddavebatcave, design element, scyther5, 26, SkillUp, design element, STILLFX, design element, Vladitto, design element, xtock, cover (map) We would like to thank Joseph Fitsanakis, PhD of Coastal Carolina University for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of material reproduced in this book. Any omissions will be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher.All the Internet addresses (URLs) given in this book were valid at the time of going to press. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, some addresses may have changed, or sites may have changed or ceased to exist since publication. While the author and publisher regret any inconvenience this may cause readers, no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted by either the author or the publisher.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Game changer: How September 11 changed the spy world 7 CHAPTER 2 Fake citizens, fake lives: Hiding in plain sight 17 CHAPTER 3 World threat: Cyber spying 27 CHAPTER 4 Clandestine recruiting: Looking for a few good spies 37 CHAPTER 5 Spying in the 21st century and beyond 47

Timeline ................. Glossary ................. Additional resources ..... Source notes ............. Select bibliography ...... Index ....................

59 60 62 63 63 64

Modern Day 2000-PRESENT

I n the age of social media and globalization, being a spy comes with a new set of challenges. In World War I, World War II and the Cold War, spies had a specific nation or group of nations they worked against to win a war. As the world moved more into the digital age, the scope of spying became much broader. Today, enemies can be countries, terrorist groups, leagues of nations or even individuals acting alone.

On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered one of the worst terrorist attacks the country had ever seen. The terrorist group, alQaida, consisted of a relatively small band of religious extremists bent on the destruction of the United States. Their successful terrorist attack spurred the United States and other countries around the world to develop new spying techniques, new cuttingedge equipment and new, knowledgeable recruits to meet the challenge of 21st century enemies and threats.

In this book, you’ll meet a few spies who have been exposed or caught, but most of today’s spies still hide in the shadows, working against their enemies. So, here you’ll get a glimpse of the new world of cyber spies and secret agents, and will learn along the way that anyone could be a spy next door. Even better, you might just learn that you have the skills of a modernday spy – how will you use your newfound talents?