Click download or read online button to get the cuckoo s egg book now. Clifford stoll enthusiastically discussed his discovery and tracking. He lives with his family in the san francisco bay area. Clifford stoll skip to main search results amazon prime. Why computers dont belong in the classroom and other reflections by a computer contrarian. Clifford stoll s first book, the cuckoo s egg, is both a gripping spy thriller and an intriguing introduction to the futuristic world of international computer networking. Rent the cuckoo s egg 1st edition 9781416507789 today, or search our site for other textbooks by clifford stoll.
The book was published by daw books in 1985, and there was also a limited hardcover printing by phantasia press in the same year. What i found amazing about this book is not only the way he is able to tell a technical story in a very understandable manner, but also the amount of applicable lessons that can be derived from his experiences. Real world lessons from the cuckoos egg jbc information. Still, even several years after its initial publication and after much imitation, the book remains a good read with an engaging story line and a critical outlook, as clifford stoll becomes, almost unwillingly, a oneman security force trying to track down faceless criminals whove. The cuckoo s egg has long been acknowledged as mandatory reading for anyone interested in cybersecurity, especially those on the technical side of the field. Still, even several years after its initial publication and after much imitation, the book remains a good read with an engaging story line and a critical outlook, as clifford stoll becomes, almost unwillingly, a oneman security force trying to track down faceless criminals whove invaded the university computer lab he stewards. Stoll wasnt even a computing pro he was an astronomer that used the computer to run programs that pointed telescopes properly. I read the cuckoo s egg when i was in high school i think and came away with the impression that stoll wasis a buffoon. Report video issue javascript must be enabled in order to access cspan videos. The book was nominated for the hugo award and longlisted the locus award for best novel.
When the accounting staff of stoll s university employer discovered 75 cents worth of time used with which no user was associated, they called him and demanded that he locate the phantom user. With an hour of computing costing three hundred dollars, our bookkeeping had to be accurate, so we kept track of every page printed, every block the cuckoos egg page 4. I have had a copy of this book since the early to mid 1990s and every now and then i get it out and read it again. The cuckoos egg by clifford stoll was fascinating the first time i read it in 1989, and when i saw it on one of the books to read lists on goodreads, i eagerly reexamined it.
She puts the isolated human in a completely alien society and makes us see through that cultures eyes. He stores his inventory in the crawlspace underneath his home and accesses it when needed with a homemade miniature robotic forklift. Published by arrangement with doubleday, a division of bantam doubleday dell publishing group, inc, the main idea of the book is a firstperson account of the hunt for a computer cracker who broke into a computer at the lawrence berkley national library. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage paperback september, 2005. He documented his story in the book, the cuckoos egg.
Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage. Stoll sells blown glass klein bottles on the internet through his company acme klein bottles. The cuckoo s egg download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. I was working in a laboratory and found a spy breaking into our computers, and kept a notebook, kept a logbook, and at the same time kept a diary and what was happening in my personal life. The technology has changed, but the crime and the chase have remained the same.
The cuckoos egg tracking a spy through the maze of. The cuckoo s egg by clifford stoll, 1989, doubleday edition, hardcover in english. Cuckoo s egg is a science fiction novel by american writer c. It is still compelling today, just in a different manner. Im a scientist, once i do something, i want to do something else. The cuckoo s egg by clifford stoll was fascinating the first time i read it in 1989, and when i saw it on one of the books to read lists on goodreads, i eagerly reexamined it.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Clifford stoll, an msnbc commentator, a lecturer, and a berkeley astronomer, is the author of the new york times bestseller the cuckoo s egg, silicon snake oil, and high tech heretic. The story starts out with clifford stoll being recycled to a computer analystwebmaster. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage by cliff stoll isbn 0743411463. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile basesa oneman sting operation that finally gained the attention of the cia. Buy cuckoos egg book online at low prices in india. A sentimental favorite, the cuckoos egg seems to have inspired a whole category of books exploring the quest to capture computer criminals. If you are a cyber security professional, you should have read this by now. Clifford stoll, an astronomer by training, managed computers at lawrence berkeley national laboratory lbnl in california. It presents a rare view from inside the global village that has been created by the new technologies of data communication.
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