Readers who are familiar with computer trojan horses, time bombs, and viruses, and who wish to learn about the cuckoo s egg, will be delighted with this realistic account. Buy the cuckoo s egg by cliff stoll online at alibris. The cuckoo s egg by clifford stoll, bodley head, pp 326, pounds 12. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage cliff stoll. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage, stoll details the story involving markus hess, who sold the stolen information from u. Cuckoos egg interview with stoll on booknotes, december 3, 1989 clifford stoll at the internet movie database. Stoll has authored a total of three books as well as technology articles in the nonspecialist press e. Indeed, the best part of working at lawrence berkeley labs was the open. 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. When, to the delight of the baffled fbi, cia, and nsa, cliff stoll nailed his spy, he wound up on the front page of the new york times. These days stoll rebuilds mechanical calculators and occasionally teaches physics. Stolls interspersal of domestic anecdotes adds a touch of seasoning to the story.
Im not sure this was the first nonfiction cybersecurity book to make it big, but it. Stalking the wily hacker copy at, may 1988 picture of stoll from an interview with by prolinux magazine, february 9, 2005 german 2004 audio interview with clifford stoll by. It was my introduction to the security community and the idea that somebody had to protect these new. Stoll wasnt even a computing pro he was an astronomer that used the computer to run. It is his firstperson account of the hunt for a computer hacker. Hess was a west german hacker who broke into computers all over europe, north america, and japan through a tangled web of computer networks. In case you missed all of cliff stolls written articles, tv interviews, or lecture circuit appearances, the cuckoos egg is about a yearlong effort to apprehend mark hess. The cuckoos egg book by cliff stoll official publisher page. Buy the cuckoos egg by cliff stoll online at alibris. Nov 23, 2017 if youve enjoyed watching cliff stoll on numberphile, youll enjoy this book, which he wrote back in the late 80s. 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 of 254. The hacker every time breaks into a military system seemed. Oct 10, 2014 the cuckoos egg by cliff stoll october 10, 2014 howard tayler on the final evening of the 2014 out of excuses workshop and retreat, mary robinette kowal and i sat with students and talk about historical stuff, and mary brought up some fun 18th and 19th century spy techniques.
The story is fascinating, and the writing is excellent. It is his firstperson account of the hunt for a computer hacker who broke into a computer at the lawrence berkeley national laboratory lbnl. The cuckoos egg by cliff stoll, 9781416507789, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The account of stoll stalking a methodical hacker who was prowling the nation s computer networks to gain unauthorized access to american files. Listen to the cuckoos egg tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage by cliff stoll available from rakuten kobo. Clifford stoll is the author of the cuckoo s egg 4. The kgb, the computer, and me clifford stoll, the cuckoos egg. A 75cent discrepancy in billing for computer time led. He lives with his family in the san francisco bay area. Why does the author, cliff stoll, choose to use bailiwick instead of ball of wax. It is a fascinating look at some of the issues and legalities about computer crime at that period.
A sentimental favorite, the cuckoos egg seems to have inspired a whole category of books exploring the quest to capture computer criminals. Stoll is also the same person who was doing thoughts at the end of the site. If youve enjoyed watching cliff stoll on numberphile, youll enjoy this book, which he wrote back in the late 80s. It gives you an account of what data security was like back in the early days of the internet. 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 hightech heretic. While temporarily outofwork, he took on the job of systems manager for the computer at lawrence berkeley lab, in berkeley, california, as he had some programming experience. I seem to recall that the title phrase actually has some meaning with regards to his or the hackers actions. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The cuckoos egg is well written and is considered a classic. Satellites may be fine for television, but cables the way to go for data. Stoll is an astronomer turned author that passion from his oneman sting operation progressed from a dangerous game of deception into a true spy thriller manuscript of 400 gripping pages.
Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage cuckoos egg it. Cuckoos egg by clifford stoll overdrive rakuten overdrive. Author cliff stoll began writing this book in 1986. Cliff stolls dramatic firsthand account is a computerage detective story, instantly fascinating and astonishingly gripping. Mar 15, 2005 the cuckoo s egg is the story of cliff stoll s maturation into an adult, mirrored by the loss of innocence and youthfultrustingopenness taking place in the network community at the time, catalyzed by a hacker halfway around the world, and necessitated by a nonchalant attitude among the governmental agencies supposed to be responsible for. In the book, the reader follows him as he pursues a hacker through networks across the world. Computer vision techniques for multiple people localization, tracking and behavior analysis using several cameras the spys son. Cliff stolls dramatic firsthand account is a computerage detective story, instantly. The cuckoos egg tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage ebook. The cuckoos egg by cliff stoll before the internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive u. The cuckoos egg audiobook by cliff stoll 9781977300478.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Clifford stoll astronomer harvardsmithsonian center for. The cuckoo s egg tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage ebook. While temporarily outofwork, he took on the job of systems manager for the computer at lawrence berkeley lab, in berkeley, california, as. It could have been titled the story of ping oops that title has been taken. It is still compelling today, just in a different manner. The cuckoos egg by clifford stoll, 1989, doubleday edition, hardcover in english 1st ed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ace your next assignment with help from a professional writer. Clifford stoll published it in 1989, and the first time i read it, i devoured it over a weekend when i should have been writing my grad school thesis. The cuckoo s egg is well written and is considered a classic. Coming from a unix background it was fun to see a system i recognized. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage is a 1989 book written by clifford stoll. 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.
This required the creation of a dummy database with intriguing information. Sep, 2005 before the internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive u. Clifford stoll, an msnbc commentator, a lecturer, and a berkeley astronomer, is the author of the new york times bestseller the cuckoos egg, silicon snake oil, and hightech heretic. The cuckoos egg is a story of persistence, love for ones work and is just plain funny. Clifford stoll booklist clifford stoll message board. In case you missed all of cliff stoll s written articles, tv interviews, or lecture circuit appearances, the cuckoo s egg is about a yearlong effort to apprehend mark hess. Clifford stoll author clifford stoll, an msnbc commentator, a lecturer, and a berkeley astronomer, is the author of the new york times bestseller the cuckoos egg, silicon snake oil, and hightech heretic. Cliff stolls dramatic firsthand account is a computerage detective story.
Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage paperback september, 2005. Clifford stoll had included his email address, and graciously responded to my questions. I saw the tv program on this story before reading the book. Upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Computer vision techniques for multiple people localization, tracking and behavior analysis using several cameras the spy s son. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage reissue by stoll, cliff isbn. I remember that clifford stoll wrote a book called the cuckoos egg. 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. Jan 01, 2007 when, to the delight of the baffled fbi, cia, and nsa, cliff stoll nailed his spy, he wound up on the front page of the new york times. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The cuckoos egg by clifford stoll, 1989, doubleday edition, hardcover in english.
Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage. The cuckoos egg is his wild and suspenseful true story a year of deception, broken codes, satellites, missile bases, and the ultimate sting operation and how one ingenious american trapped a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the kgb. A cuckoo bird will lay its egg in another birds nest letting that bird raise the offspring as her own. Clifford paul cliff stoll born june 4, 1950 is an american astronomer, author and teacher. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases a oneman sting operation that finally gained the attention of the cia. Do they leave their systems open to free communication, or. Stalking the wily hacker copy at, may 1988 picture of stoll from an interview with by prolinux magazine, february 9, 2005 german 2004 audio interview with clifford stoll by karen saupe.
Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. Clifford stoll project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The cuckoos egg by clifford stoll, bodley head, pp 326, pounds 12. The story starts out with clifford stoll being recycled to a computer analystwebmaster. In 1986, having recently lost his research grant, astronomer clifford stoll was made a computer system admin with the wave of a hand by the. He is best known for his scathing 1995 criticism of the future of the internet, a critique which ultimately proved unfounded, and his investigation in 1986, while working as a systems administrator at the lawrence berkeley national laboratory, that led to the capture of hacker markus hess, and for. A book report on the cuckoos egg by cliff stoll a cuckoos. Its been fun to work with the kind people at pocket books, including. Succinct explanations of computer jargon make the text intelligible for general readers. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage hardcover january 1, 1989 by cliff stoll author. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Clifford stoll tells the story of his discovery, tracking, and eventual capture of a. Cliff stoll is a seemingly scatterbrained astronomer. He is best known for his pursuit of hacker markus hess in 1986 and the subsequent 1989 book detailing his investigation. Each of these one thousand accounts was tallied daily, and ledgers kept inside the computer. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In 1986, astronomer turned computer scientist clifford stoll had just started working on a computer system at the lawrence berkeley laboratory when he noticed a 75cent discrepancy between the. Jun 29, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cuckoo s egg. The account of stoll stalking a methodical hacker who was prowling the nations computer networks to gain unauthorized access to american files.
The cuckoos egg book analysis tracking a spy suma lakshminarayan book analysis paper professor jon clark summer quarter 2012 11 september, 2012 introduction the cuckoos egg book is well written by cliff stoll. Clifford stoll enthusiastically discussed his discovery and tracking. It was my introduction to the security community and the idea that somebody had to protect these newfangled gadgets called computers. Cuckoos egg by clifford stoll nook book ebook barnes. The technology has changed, but the crime and the chase have remained the same. It opened the door to the world of computer investigations. Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage tracking pedestrians from multiple cameras. The cuckoos egg by cliff stoll october 10, 2014 howard tayler on the final evening of the 2014 out of excuses workshop and retreat, mary robinette kowal and i sat with students and talk about historical stuff, and mary brought up some fun 18th and 19th century spy techniques. The cuckoos egg by cliff stoll 9781416507789 dymocks. The story, broken in 1989, quickly gathered headlines across the nation and stoll became a genuine, if somewhat unlikely, american hero. After seeing him on the site, i could see why he had just the right personality to go after this cracker. Its the true story of how he hunted down a mysterious hacker who was intruding. Software engineer and wannabe sysadmin here i recently read the cuckoos egg and found it to be an incredible read. Talks about open data sharing in the world of todays money hungry inc.