Full Spectrum Cyberwar

A prescient read that details how Russia is currently launching hybrid cyberattacks against Ukraine.

A year after Cyber War I made Robert Warner a celebrity in his field of cybersecurity forensics, he's ready to cash it all in and retire young, with the sale of his software firm to a conglomerate for over $100 million. He's two weeks away from starting the next chapter of his life living large in a Colorado resort community. He just has one more business trip to complete, an international assignment to pen test a wind farm in the North Sea.

Rob turns over one too many stones and finds himself the target of Fancy Bear, the infamous Russian military hacking organization. It's Rob's nature to dig deeper, to solve the crime. Instead, he's forced to play defense, to protect the welfare of his employees, and himself. If he can survive a chase through Europe, he can complete the transaction to sell his software firm and retire wealthy.

Full Spectrum Cyberwar exposes the real-world activities of the Russian GRU as they conduct hybrid warfare on their European neighbors in this gripping sequel to Cyber War I. U.S. CyberCom attempts to confront the Russians with a forward defense strategy that escalates well beyond their control once the battlefield extends beyond the keyboard. Lives are on the line in this relentless exchange of one-upmanship between nation states as they battle for dominance over geopolitical assets.

Based on his twenty years in cybersecurity, Ed Mahoney conveys the technical aspects of hacking with such detail that this novel could serve as an instruction manual. The storytelling and style compare with Neal Stephenson and Clancy. You'll finish this book wondering if the author truly made any of this up, or if he experienced it.