Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 264
Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
978-1-5381-3068-1 • Hardback • March 2020 • $35.00 • (£27.00)
978-1-5381-3069-8 • eBook • March 2020 • $33.00 • (£25.00)
Charlie Mitchell is the author of Hacked: The Inside Story of America's Struggle to Secure Cyberspace (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016). He is the editor and co-founder of Inside Cybersecurity, the first online news service dedicated to exploring and explaining the policy challenges of securing cyberspace. Inside Cybersecurity is an independent, premium service that goes inside Congress, the White House, the corporate boardrooms and security command centers to explain cyber policy making to a professional audience. Charlie also previously authored a column on cybersecurity for the Washington Examiner that was a must-read feature for cyber insiders and concerned citizens alike. He is a regular speaker and panelist at cybersecurity events in Washington, D.C.
Chapter 1: A World Held Hostage by Cyber
Chapter 2: The Promises of 2017
Chapter 3: Coordinators? Who Needs Coordinators?
Chapter 4: A Fiasco in Helsinki
Chapter 5: You Want “Tough”? OK, We’ll Be Cyber Tough
Chapter 6: DHS and a Chance for a Refresh
Chapter 7: Watchdogs, Wireless, and Cyber
Chapter 8: It’s a Marvelous Night for a Moonshot
Chapter 9: We’ll Always Not Have Paris
Chapter 10: Frenemies in Beijing
Chapter 11: The Investigation and Cyber
Chapter 12: Disruptor, Enabler, Underminer
Acknowledgments
A well researched and documented analysis. Charlie Mitchell is on the front lines of cybersecurity journalism with real-time insights. This is a must read if you care about twenty-first century national security against twenty-first century technology.
— Tom Wheeler, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
A masterful must read for anyone trying to decipher what’s actually happening in the Trump administration. Charlie Mitchell has written a comprehensive and compelling narrative through the voices of the "who's who" in the cyber community. In Cyber in the Age of Trump, he captured the efforts of dedicated professionals who are tirelessly working to enhance and advance our security posture despite the void of leadership from the White House and connected decisions with impacts and highlighted how difficult the coming years will be, thus underscoring the need for consistent and stable leadership.
— Melissa Hathaway, President, Hathaway Global Strategies; former cyber advisor to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama