If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable, Mikko Hypponen
If Its Smart, Its Vulnerable, Mikko Hypponen
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If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable

Author: Mikko Hypponen

Narrator: Rich Miller

Unabridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 09/27/2022


Synopsis

All our devices and gadgets—from our refrigerators to our home security systems, vacuum cleaners, and stereos—are going online, just like our computers did. But once we've successfully connected our devices to the internet, do we have any hope of keeping them, and ourselves, safe from the dangers that lurk beneath the digital waters?

In If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable, veteran cybersecurity professional Mikko Hypponen delivers an eye-opening exploration of the best—and worst—things the internet has given us. From instant connectivity between any two points on the globe to organized ransomware gangs, the net truly has been a mixed blessing. In this book, the author explores the transformative potential of the future of the internet, as well as those things that threaten its continued existence: government surveillance, censorship, organized crime, and more.

Listeners will also find: insightful discussions of how law enforcement and intelligence agencies operate on the internet; fulsome treatments of how money became data and the impact of the widespread use of mobile supercomputing technology; explorations of how the internet has changed the world, for better and for worse; and engaging stories from Mikko's thirty-year career in infosec.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on September 15, 2022

There is a classic UPS commercial Consultants where two consultants suggest an innovative idea to their client. When he says he wants to move forward, they sheepishly reply that they cannot actually do the work, as they are consultants. Too many technology consultants can offer high-level strategic......more

Goodreads review by T.R. on March 11, 2025

I'm secretly obsessed with cryptography and hacking (Nothing unethical!) so I really enjoyed this. I may end up pursuing a career in ethical hacking if my hyperfixation on it persists for another few years. We'll see.......more

Goodreads review by Olli Kopakkala on November 17, 2021

Sopivassa suhteessa hauskoja tarinoita, omakehua ja faktoja tietoturvasta. Hyvä kirja, jossa kerrotaan miten maailma makaa Internetissä ja vähän sen ulkopuolellakin. Toki voisi olla parempi, jos kirjasta olisi karsittu pois lyhyet pätkät Teslasta, tekoälystä ja parista muusta jutusta. Tai sitten niih......more

Goodreads review by Virva on February 08, 2022

Alun ehkä aika teknisen jorinan jälkeen kirja muuttui todella kiinnostavaksi. Mielenkiintoista oli muistaa ja muistella kaikkia tapahtuneita ja saada tietää, mitä kaikkea voisi olla taustalla.......more

Goodreads review by Ville on November 17, 2021

First things first: the name is misleading! It's about cyber security! In terms of cyber security slash memoir this succeeds very well. Hyppönen is a character and very established at what he does. Learned a bunch of new things: Linus Torvalds is the greatest living Finn in many ways and Linux runs t......more