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008 180529s2018 nyu 001 0 eng
010 _a 2018010834
020 _a9781633884298 (hardback)
020 _z9781633884304 (ebook)
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_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dDLC
_dMiTN
050 0 0 _aE911
_b.P44 2018
082 0 0 _a324.973/09051
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084 _aPOL036000
_aTRU001000
_aPOL008000
_2bisacsh
100 1 _aPegues, Jeff,
_d1970-
245 1 0 _aKompromat :
_bhow Russia undermined American democracy /
_cJeff Pegues.
264 1 _aAmherst, New York :
_bPrometheus Books,
_c2018.
300 _a287 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _a"A timely and essential book from the CBS correspondent who has led their coverage of Russia election interference and the FBI counterintelligence investigation into whether the Trump Campaign coordinated with the Russians. In this compelling account of how the Russians hacked the 2016 election, CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues reveals how far the Kremlin poked into voter databases and why it happened. He also investigates the steps taken to shore up election systems in states across the country ahead of the 2018 midterm and indeed the 2020 Presidential election. Based on exclusive interviews with officials from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and cybersecurity experts, Pegues takes readers behind the scenes and into the minds of investigators following the case. He delves into the shadowy world of Russian spies, unraveling the complicated web of contacts between Russian operatives and Trump representatives during the campaign. In one chapter, he focuses on Valeri Gerasimov, widely believed to be the mastermind behind a Russian cyber strategy designed to influence and disrupt democracies. Evidence is presented showing that the Russians infiltrated not only Democratic Party computer networks in the US, but networks in the Ukraine and Europe as well. Consulting with representatives of top cyber security firms, the author discusses what states are doing to protect voting systems in the next midterm elections and beyond. Fascinating and chilling at the same time, Kompromat opens a window into the murky world of espionage, digital warfare, and a newly aggressive Russia brazenly inserting itself into U.S. politics"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"A CBS correspondent presents an in-depth examination of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and measures to protect US voting systems against future cyber attacks"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_yElection, 2016.
650 0 _aHacking
_zRussia (Federation)
650 0 _aPropaganda, Russian
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aElections
_xCorrupt practices
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aInternet in political campaigns
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aElectronic voting
_xSecurity measures
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zRussia (Federation)
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Intelligence.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aTRUE CRIME / Espionage.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections.
_2bisacsh
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aPegues, Jeff, 1970- author.
_tKompromat
_dAmherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2018
_z9781633884304
_w(DLC) 2018025884
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