false 18154 11 A sentimental favorite, <I>The Cuckoo's Egg</I> seems to have inspired a whole category of books exploring the quest to capture computer criminals. Still, even several years after its initial publication and after much imitation, the book remains a good read with an engaging story line and a critical outlook, as Clifford Stoll becomes, almost unwillingly, a one-man security force trying to track down faceless criminals who've invaded the university computer lab he stewards. What first appears as a 75-cent accounting error in a computer log is eventually revealed to be a ring of industrial espionage, primarily thanks to Stoll's persistence and intellectual tenacity. 19611 1989 The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage total:540|5:191|4:242|3:93|2:13|1:1| 540 2229 759 104 4 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Mar 19 16:52:37 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 16:52:37 -0700 2008
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