Cyber Warfare: Prepping for Tomorrow Paperback – October 16, 2015

Bobby Akart fooled me. He sucked me in with his tantalizing, but informative and entertaining novels. He has proven to be a master story teller, but little did I know that his work in non-fiction also puts him among the best in that too. The scope of Cyber Warfare falls well beyond that of the preparedness community and should be required reading for anyone interested in threats to modern society. This is a serious endeavor into the world of cyber warfare and done with top-notch research and journalistic principles--something we don't often see in today's publishing industry. If any book should get widespread notoriety, it should be this one. I hope to see Akart on the news interview circuit soon. Written without sloppy or cheesy hints at a political agenda, it is a work that should wake us all up to a serious threat. If you're like me, you'll walk away with a healthy fear and respect for our cyber infrastructure and it's vulnerabilities.

Fiction writer and former investment attorney Akart is convinced that the next war is World War C...a major cyber attack that cripples targeted nations. American politicians and citizens are woefully unprepared for collapse of what sustains our society: the electric grid, water system and our dependence on the internet. He begins with definitions of cyber war, cyber terrorism, cyber vandalism and cyber espionage. Rogue nations like North Korea, and Russia, and to some degree, China, are way ahead of the US in the number of human resources specifically trained to explore adn exploit cyberspace, and to do damage to targets. Although the US has also carried out cyber attacks, it has not been successful in identifying perpetrators other than the country of origin. Until attribution can be made accurately, policy on a response other than sanctions is not possible. He addresses issues like preemptive strikes as a possible military option. In conclusion, he devotes a chapter to preparedness: Everyone should have a survival kit of Bandaids, (AKA medical first aid kit), Beans (stores of high protein canned and packaged foods in addition to clean water) and Bullets (guns for hunting and for self defense. It is a disturbing book on issues we all should pay attention to.

Truth be told, the information contained in this no-holds-barred exploration of the history and future of this threat will cause insomnia. American society is exposed, vulnerable, and clearly targeted. "The Grid" lies grossly underprotected by a government and business infrastructure bent on cutting every corner, with blind eyes turned to the 100% risk inherent. My blood ran cold and I could not stop reading this doctorate level treatment of this clear and present danger. Keystrokes, not bombs or bullets, will be our demise. Read with your rum and Coke at hand.

As a consumer,you need to understand what you are buying, Right? This author delivers in facts what so few choose to write about. I would be a real bad consumer if I left it there.....However The first 50 people that tell me they can't afford .99 cents I will pay for you to read this! That is how much it matters! So buy the book on curiosity, or buy it on principles. Mr. Akart nailed this one. Don't even ask me to pay for his other titles!

It's a ok book

The book is well written and well researched. The author accomplishes this feat in the absence of vulgar language. It is something truly gifted writers do. Bobby Akart is a gifted writer.

It was very informative, but there is some direct cut and paste from his other books. The information was useful, but if I have read a chapter in one book, I don't want it popping up in other books. I'd recommend the book, but the cut and paste made it feel phoned in when I got to it.

I read Ted Koppel's book first, and found a reference to this book. This is much better written than Ted's. There is a lot of information in this book. I am still pulling links out of it to research. Ted has name recognition, but this deserves the media attention.