Come Listen to the Author of Walking Wounded: Inside the U. S. Cyberwar Machine

What does a decorated combat war veteran have in common with an award-winning expert on cyber warfare? Everything. They are both the same man.

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Michael VanPutte led his fellow soldiers in combat in Iraq. And he's briefed the White House, members of Congress, and various government agencies on offensive and defensive cyberwarfare operations.

Says Michael VanPutte: "I was very discouraged seeing how most understand cyber only with metaphors and mythology. so I set out to write a book that explained cyber war and how we got here using exciting stories and minimal geek-speak."

If you're interested in the conflicts that go on every day in cyberspace, you will want to listen to Michael VanPutte's presentation about his book: Walking Wounded: Inside the U.S. Cyberwar Machine.

Want to know more? Here's what's written on the back cover of the book:

Forget everything you know about crime, war and espionage in cyberspace. Walking Wounded takes the layman to seasoned professional on an insider’s journey through the secret history, technologies, and strategies surrounding war and espionage in cyberspace. Walking Wounded is not another hacking book. It takes the reader behind the scenes and recounts the story of the Pentagon’s love affair with technology, and how this reliance makes them vulnerable to hackers. It explains how foreign intelligence services, criminals, and amateur hackers have compromised our sensitive systems for three decades, while our government hackers are running rampant through foreign information systems. And it explains how our national policies have made us all less secure. Walking Wounded gives the reader the tools to get beyond the hype, mythologies, and marketing and understand what President Obama called, “The most serious threat to out national security.”

Want to know more about the author? About Mike VanPutte (http://www.mvanputte.com/about/)

This meeting is free and open to the public. Please RSVP so the author has an idea of how many books to bring.