书目

Future Crime：Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It

内容简介

Oneoftheworld’sleadingauthoritiesonglobalsecurity，MarcGoodmantakesreadersdeepintothedigitalundergroundtoexposethealarmingwayscriminals，corporations，andevencountriesareusingnewandemergingtechnologiesagainstyou—andhowthismakeseveryonemorevulnerablethaneverimagined.Technologicaladvanceshavebenefitedourworldinimmeasurableways，butthereisanominousflipside：ourtechnologycanbeturnedagainstus.Hackerscanactivatebabymonitorstospyonfamilies，thievesareanalyzingsocialmediapoststoplothomeinvasions，andstalkersareexploitingtheGPSonsmartphonestotracktheirvictims’everymove.Weallknowtoday’scriminalscanstealidentities，drainonlinebankaccounts，andwipeoutcomputerservers，butthat’sjustthebeginning.Todate，nocomputerhasbeencreatedthatcouldnotbehacked—asoberingfactgivenourradicaldependenceonthesemachinesforeverythingfromournation’spowergridtoairtrafficcontroltofinancialservices.Yet，asubiquitousastechnologyseemstoday，justoverthehorizonisatidalwaveofscientificprogressthatwillleaveourheadsspinning.Iftoday’sInternetisthesizeofagolfball，tomorrow’swillbethesizeofthesun.WelcometotheInternetofThings，aliving，breathing，globalinformationgridwhereeveryphysicalobjectwillbeonline.Butwithgreaterconnectionscomegreaterrisks.Implantablemedicaldevicessuchaspacemakerscanbehackedtodeliveralethaljoltofelectricityandacar’sbrakescanbedisabledathighspeedfrommilesaway.Meanwhile，3-DprinterscanproduceAK-47s，bioterroristscandownloadtherecipeforSpanishflu，andcartelsareusingfleetsofdronestoferrydrugsacrossborders.Withexplosiveinsightsbaseduponacareerinlawenforcementandcounterterrorism，MarcGoodmantakesreadersonavividjourneythroughthedarkestrecessesoftheInternet.Readinglikesciencefiction，butbasedinsciencefact，FutureCrimesexploreshowbadactorsareprimedtohijackthetechnologiesoftomorrow，includingrobotics，syntheticbiology，nanotechnology，virtualreality，andartificialintelligence.Thesefieldsholdthepowertocreateaworldofunprecedentedabundanceandprosperity.Butthetechnologicalbedrockuponwhichwearebuildingourcommonfutureisdeeplyunstableand，likeahouseofcards，cancomecrashingdownatanymoment.FutureCrimesprovidesamind-blowingglimpseintothedarksideoftechnologicalinnovationandtheunintendedconsequencesofourconnectedworld.Goodmanoffersawayoutwithclearstepswemusttaketosurvivetheprogressunfoldingbeforeus.Provocative，thrilling，andultimatelyempowering，FutureCrimeswillserveasanurgentcalltoactionthatshowshowwecantakebackcontroloverourowndevicesandharnesstechnology’stremendouspowerforthebettermentofhumanity—beforeit’stoolate.

作者简介

MARCGOODMANhasspentacareerinlawenforcementandtechnology.Hehasservedasastreetpoliceofficer,senioradvisertoInterpolandfuturist-in-residencewiththeFBI.AsthefounderoftheFutureCrimesInstituteandtheChairforPolicy,Law,andEthicsatSiliconValley’sSingularityUniversity,hecontinuestoinvestigatetheintriguingandoftenterrifyingintersectionofscienceandsecurity,uncoveringnascentthreatsandcombatingthedarkersidesoftechnology.,,

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