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CTech's Book Review: You cannot defend what you cannot see or understand
Moshe Ben Simon, CPO at Axonius, shares insights after reading “Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers”, by Andy Greenberg.
Moshe Ben Simon, CPO at Axonius, an asset intelligence platform. He has joined Ctech to share a review of “Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers”, by Andy Greenberg.
Title: Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Author: Andy Greenberg
Format: Tablet
Where: Commute
Summary:
Sandworm by Andy Greenberg chronicles the rise of Russia's most destructive state-sponsored hacking group (GRU Unit 74455, also known as “Sandworm”) and the birth of a new era in digital warfare. The book traces a devastating sequence of attacks, including blackouts in Ukraine caused by power grid hacks and the deployment of NotPetya (the most destructive malware in history with more than $10 billion in damages).
Greenberg details how state-sponsored cyber warfare transitioned from silent espionage to indiscriminate, physical-world sabotage. By following security resear...