#37 in the ranking · ideas · 1989
The Cuckoo's Egg
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Peak: 14 mentions in 2024
Mentions per year: 2007: 0; 2008: 2; 2009: 1; 2010: 5; 2011: 2; 2012: 0; 2013: 4; 2014: 3; 2015: 4; 2016: 9; 2017: 10; 2018: 6; 2019: 7; 2020: 8; 2021: 3; 2022: 7; 2023: 6; 2024: 14; 2025: 3; 2026: 1.
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Lovecraft, Kevin Mitnick's books and "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll that has also stuck with me and changed how I think about things.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “Ask HN: What is the best book you have read with the greatest impact on you?” · see comment ↗
"The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage" by Clifford Stoll is my all time favorite for vacation reading.
Hacker News · 2018 · in “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” · see comment ↗
A must read, I tell my students in my Security Awareness training classes is The Cuckoo's Egg [link]
Hacker News · 2014 · in “Recommended Security Reading” · see comment ↗
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Stack Exchange · 2010 · in “Books and stories on programming culture, specifically in the 80's / early 90's” · by Gratzy · CC BY-SA 2.5 · see comment ↗