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There is significant debate among experts regarding the definition of cyberwarfare, and even if such a thing exists. In the form of a fiction novel that uses bill, the it good guy, to narrate, the book. On january 6, the center for 21st century security and intelligence and governance studies at brookings launched the new book cybersecurity and cyberwar. What the world needs to know after everything that has been happening in the world, from the 911 takedown of the twin towers, to the shooting in paris almost a month ago, the world has been drawn to attention to the extent of surveillance and cyber.
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