Joel Brenner's book America the Vulnerable is written to make the reader aware of the history, present and future of digital security. Brenner, a former high-level member of the National Security Agency, writes the book in a "behind the scenes" manner to help explore America's next great battlefield. Everything from the simple theft of a password to the diversion of the course by one of the US Army's fighter planes is discussed. According to Brenner, all of these things can be done with the click of a mouse. Brenner goes on to talk about the three distinct categories of cyber concerns that make America a vulnerable digital nation. One category discussed is the danger to the United States as a nation in terms of digital espionage and crime both inside and outside the country itself. The other main points raised by Brenner were more government based. Brenner explains how America's competition in cybersecurity has become a security risk for our countries due to other countries' growing knowledge in the digital spectrum. Brenner also goes into detail about what our intelligence agencies are doing to try to slow down or possibly fix cyber problems. Brenner, a person with many ties to the CIA and NSA, begins the book by explaining how America as a nation has done a poor job of protecting itself electronically. While we as a nation have continued to keep our heads above water, there are still other nations that are not far behind, if at all. Brenner begins his book with a scary fact about a development made by the US Navy to improve its submarines by making them extremely stealthy and much harder to track. Not long before the United States completed the process, the Chinese stole it. Other nations' electronic intelligence services keep the U.S. government digitally scared, yet the issue is still not being handled to the extent it should
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