DigitalRob reviewed If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable by Mikko Hyppönen
Quick & Engaging - Great book for Geeks and the Geek-Adjacent
4 stars
This is definitely a great read for anyone interested in technology security or anyone running a home network with a lot of IOT devices. It’s not a “how to” book. It’s a book of stories and experiences
The book is divided into six sections and my interest varies with each, “Cryptocurrencies” probably being the least engaging and “Technology, Espionage, and Warfare Online” being the most for me.
Each section is further divided into fairly short vignettes making the book easy and fast to consume.
I loved the last section on “The Future.” Hypponen touches on quite a few contemporary issues from the metaverse to AI, and even includes a nice nod to Minority Report by Philip K. Dick.
It’s clear from the stories that Hypponen has lived with technology since its infancy. He knows the history and does a nice job of connecting it to our present.