A book from 2017 that is still prevalent in today's world. Talks about the web and all of the changes, along with the different countries Russia, China, and of course the hackers who not only go after us the common folk but also the government and business. A good look into all of the world of cyber. I found this to be full of information.

Excellent account of various significant cyber attacks. Discusses the approaches used in these attacks.

It's no joke when one says that the web is getting darker. And this book shines a light on some of that. If you're looking for the truth about the web, this is a good read.

It was a bit difficult to read unless you have a background knowledge in IT. I was able to get the gist of what Klimburg was trying to convey and it made me a bit paranoid honestly. However, it was very dense and I could not absorb more than a few pages at a time which is why it took me so long to read and review.

This book feels like something that I might have been made to read in one of my tutorials, which is probably why I requested it from Netgalley.

The Darkening Web is basically a book that explains the various aspects of cyberspace and why we are all vulnerable. Seriously, if this doesn't make you paranoid and/or give up on privacy on the internet, you probably haven't read this.

This book covers the basics of cyber security, hackers, the US's history and stance on cyber security, cyber attacks by Russia and China (seriously these two countries are insane. I find China scarier but that's probably it's closer to me), and what may happen in the future. Each topic gets about three chapters of its own, with the exception of the first part.

The book does go into the basics of the internet, but I think that if you don't have a basic knowledge of the end-2-end principal (which is basically net neutrality aka all websites are treated equally) or other web fundamentals, you may find it a little hard to keep up. By the way, this is one of the scenarios that may happen:

If the free internet and the cyber-sovereignty factions cannot find a workable detente, then the best we can hope for is the splitting of the global Internet into wholly national Internets, potentially even complete with their own routing and address structure. In truth, we are already halfway there: as research by the Internet pioneer (and senior Google executive) Vin Cerf and others show, the global Internet is already largely split into different identifiable segments.

What this basically means that if we continue on the current path, with the Great Firewall, Russia stepping up its cyber-attacks and much more, we could end up in our own little silos, which is even worse than what is going on now (and it's not very good now either). And this is the not-so-bad scenario (out of the bad scenarios). Worse scenarios could involve the state using the internet to spy on citizens and change their behaviour.

If you don't think that this could happen (or is just a Chinese sci-fi story - read something similar last year), well, in 2015, there was a report saying that the Chinese government is planning to introduce a mandatory social-credit scheme in 2020. But there's only one directive now so hopefully this doesn't come to pass (and the one directive is that this is to 'foster a culture of sincerity' which sounds a lot like 'influencing behaviour' to me).

This could be worse than Stomp.

In conclusion, this is a tough read, made harder by the fact that it's topical and with no real overarching narrative that I could see. It does, however, cover an important issue that applies to all of us on the internet, and for that alone, I'd recommend everyone borrow/buy a copy and read as much as they understand.

Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.

A very timely and provocative book about the global interdependence on use of the web and the struggle between the states for web dependence . As this subject of internet freedom is in the news today this author has written this exemplary body of work that can help us as readers better understand the cyber conflicts in the current world theater of global conflicts. I found it profound and a excellent source of cyber war information. I highly recommend The Darkening Web for any layperson to better understand the current state of internet freedom that is at stake with our government . A most outstanding well written account of the subject of cyber freedom.

Thank you for the ARC which did not influence my review .