Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side: our technology can be turned against us. One of the world’s leading authorities on global security, Marc Goodman takes readers deep into the digital underground to expose the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries are using new and emerging technologies against you-and how this makes everyone more vulnerable than ever imagined. ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2015 Future Crimes is a call to action for better security measures worldwide, but most importantly, it will empower readers to protect themselves against looming technological threats-before it’s too late.Synopsis: NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Reading like a sci-fi thriller, but based in startling fact, Future Crimes raises tough questions about the expanding role of technology in our lives. In Future Crimes, Marc Goodman rips opens his database of hundreds of real cases to give us front-row access to these impending perils. This is just the beginning of the tsunami of technological threats coming our way. Meanwhile, 3D printers produce AK-47s, terrorists can download the recipe for the Ebola virus, and drug cartels are building drones. It’s disturbingly easy to activate baby monitors to spy on families, pacemakers can be hacked to deliver a lethal jolt of electricity, and thieves are analyzing your social media in order to determine the best time for a home invasion. Today’s criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank accounts and wiping out computer servers. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology, and modern times have led to modern crimes. Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways-but there is an ominous flip side. Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About Itįrom one of the world’s leading authorities on global security, Future Crimes takes readers deep into the digital underground to illuminate the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries are using new and emerging technologies against you-and how this makes everyone more vulnerable than you ever thought possible.
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