How America lost its secrets Edward Snowden, the man and the theft

Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become.

Main Author: Epstein, Edward Jay, 1935- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part One: Snowden's Arc
  • Tinker
  • Secret Agent
  • Contractor
  • Thief
  • Crossing the Rubicon
  • Hacktivist
  • String Puller
  • Raider of the Inner Sanctum
  • Escape Artist
  • Whistle-blower
  • Enter Assange
  • Fugitive
  • Part Two: The Intelligence Crisis
  • The Great Divide
  • The Crime Scene Investigation
  • Did Snowden Act Alone?
  • The Question of When
  • The Keys to the Kingdom are Missing
  • The Unheeded Warning
  • Part Three: The Game of Nations
  • The Rise of the NSA
  • The NSA's Back Door
  • The Russians Are Coming
  • The Chinese Puzzle
  • A Single Point of Failure
  • Part Four: Moscow Falling
  • Off to Moscow
  • Through the Looking Glass
  • The Handler
  • Part Five: Conclusions: Walking the Cat Back
  • Snowden's Choices
  • The Espionage Source
  • The "War on Terror" After Snowden.