Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Cyber Wars

  • Hacks That Shocked the Business World
  • By: Charles Arthur
  • Narrated by: Joe Jameson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (153 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Cyber Wars cover art

Cyber Wars

By: Charles Arthur
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £13.00

Buy Now for £13.00

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Hacked Again cover art
The Cuckoo's Egg cover art
Sandworm cover art
The Lazarus Heist cover art
Countdown to Zero Day cover art
Ghost in the Wires cover art
The Art of Invisibility cover art
Listening In cover art
Cult of the Dead Cow cover art
Cybersecurity for Dummies cover art
The Hacker and the State cover art
Crime Dot Com cover art
Tor and the Dark Net cover art
Technocreep cover art
Cyber Smart cover art
Social Engineering, Second Edition cover art

Summary

Cyber Wars gives you the dramatic inside stories of some of the world's biggest cyber attacks. These are the game-changing hacks that make organisations around the world tremble and leaders stop and consider just how safe they really are. Charles Arthur provides a gripping account of why each hack happened, what techniques were used, what the consequences were and how they could have been prevented. 

Cyber attacks are some of the most frightening threats currently facing business leaders, and this book provides a deep insight into understanding how they work and how hackers think as well as giving invaluable advice on staying vigilant and avoiding the security mistakes and oversights that can lead to downfall. No organisation is safe, but by understanding the context within which we now live and what the hacks of the future might look like, you can minimise the threat.  

In Cyber Wars, you will learn how hackers in a TK Maxx parking lot managed to steal 94m credit card details, costing the organization $1bn; how a 17-year-old leaked the data of 157,000 TalkTalk customers, causing a reputational disaster; how Mirai can infect companies' Internet of Things devices and let hackers control them; how a sophisticated malware attack on Sony caused corporate embarrassment and company-wide shut down; and how a phishing attack on Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta's email affected the outcome of the 2016 US election.

©2018 Charles Arthur (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

What listeners say about Cyber Wars

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    92
  • 4 Stars
    50
  • 3 Stars
    10
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    87
  • 4 Stars
    40
  • 3 Stars
    8
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    81
  • 4 Stars
    41
  • 3 Stars
    10
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Ok for those with 0 knowledge but avoid if techie

My review is slightly harsh. Coming from a technical background I found the information here not particularly interesting or already covered better elsewhere. If you are from a none technical background and in business however, this book could be pretty good as everything is laid out cleanly and easily with lessons to be learnt.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Well researched and written

I rarely write reviews but I appreciated this book and wanted to recommend it to others. Written as a series of stories of different exploits it is a fascinating insight.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Topical and interesting

A narrator with a good voice and delivery was a bonus to these tales of computer hacking. Thoroughly enjoyed it and made me more aware of the dangers in cyberspace. Recommended for those with even a peripheral interest in this area.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Very good

Very interesting and very well explained without technical jargon. Easy to follow and well written

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Perfect 2 for 1

I got it in a 2 for 1 sale. Wouldn't have bought usually because of the short length.

The narrator is great. I'd have a drink with the lad, no pomp or owt which makes the book better.

The book itself needs a revision. I might be coming to it late but no Stuxnet? It also felt like the first 2 stories were the best then there was trailing off.

I'd love to gift it to my manager (directing) to argue points but it's too dry for general viewing and not technical enough to show to a friend. Great though and would highly recommend

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Excellent overview of interesting hacks

Easy to listen to, and suitable for technical and non technical, the book is well written and quite comprehensive on the hacks that are discussed. Each chapter ends with some good advice for all people using the Internet, not just those in Business.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

accessible explanation of a complex topic

the writer picks a few key hacks and does a really good job of using them to explore some of the broader aspects and vulnerabilities organisations have.

the examples were current, in depth and bring a light of a range of hacking techniques. I think again before buying any internet of things device.

The narrater was clear conversational and not as stuffy as some I have heard

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Required reading for today

A well read, well written dissertation on Cyber Threat and risks held today. Easy to follow for the new digital migrant and a mine of facts for the digital natives. Recommended for all in the industry or just in any industry.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Cyberscary

A real eye opener..... Amazing how many internet enabled devices other than computers could be exploited.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Really entertaining and informative

Very good, I have enjoyed this book very much. I will be listening to it again

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful