Prologue: The Swallows Where we are introduced to some of the landmark events that set the stage for the book. Foreword: Kingdom of Lies Where we learn about the variety of lies we will encounteron our journey. Chapter 1: The Futurethreat We look back to the early days of some of the people perpetrating cyberthreats and their opposites in this book. Chapter 2: The Charlatan Where we learn that the upshot of a major cyberattack against the financial sector is that cash-strapped cybersecurity executives see a budget increase. But even a hiring spree has its downsides. Chapter 3: The Wall Where we meet some of the criminals who are attacking the financial sector, as well as the uphill battle facing large organizations as they try to respond. Chapter 4: The Baby Where we consider how a long-term strategy, by Russia and others, to tacitly allow cybercrime in exchange for the information and expertise of their criminals may bear strange fruit. Chapter 5: The Italians We begin to see how the cybercriminal world, devoid of physical borders, and the media misinterpretation of cyber events informs and misinforms our view of cybercrime.

Chapter 6: The Gig Economy We meet more hackers and see how some have managed to converge their cybercriminal expertise into semi-legitimate work. Though many find it hard to leave their old ways behind. Chapter 7: The Try-out We learn how banks and nation-states strategize to capture the best up-and-coming hackers, from New York to China and in between. Chapter 8: The Father We see how hackers struggle with the pains of life, including parenthood, death and even getting hacked themselves. Chapter 9: The Teenager In Romania, we watch as a young university student makes a foolish teenager''s gamble, with a twist. Chapter 10: The Medium We learn tht there is the long history of connections between intelligence work and influence campaigns that have moved to the digital realm. Chapter 11: The Lovers In Romania, it may be too late for a teenager in a small town who has gotten in way over her head in the cybercriminal underground. Chapter 12: The Researcher We meet a hacker-for-hire who is one of the good guys, as he follows an intriguing lead from Helsinki to Bucharest.

Chapter 13: The Volunteers Criminals aren''t always giving of themselves and their skills willingly when their governments come knocking - and this creates an intriguing conflict. Chapter 14: The Mother Even hackersmust sometimes answer to one of the world''s most powerful forces: Mom. Chapter 15: The Ghost People, machines and organizations are haunted by the past, whether it is a traumatic event, bad merger or executive clash. This is how some cope, or don''t. Chapter 16: The Recruiters Where a young hacker goes when he or she wants to grow up and get a real job? Considering the overwhelming lack of professionals currently working in the field, there is a space for everyone. Chapter 17: The Insider Threat Intelligence professionals make up a significant portion of cybersecurity staff today. How hard is it to journey from intriguing foreign fields to the sober offices of corporate America? Chapter 18: The Terrorist # What happens when criminals don''t converge with their local governments, but choose a transnational terrorist organization to latch onto instead? Chapter 19: The Long Trip # Even for cybercriminals, it''s possible to go down a better path, and sunlight - in limited quantities - provides the best disinfectant. Chapter 20: The Reason # Why do cybercriminals do what they do? We learn that maybe it doesn''t fucking matter.

Chapter 21: The Spaniard # Where we learn that in the cleansing sunshine of the Costa del Sol, even cybercriminals who think they''re irredeemable can get a second chance. Chapter 22: The Project Manager In the end, no matter where you come from, what crimes you''ve committed or how many lives you''ve saved, we''re all just project managers. Chapter 23: The Reporter Where we see our sole representative from media struggle to come to terms with the fact that, to paraphrase Thomas Wolfe, sometimes you leave home, and sometimes home leaves you, but you can''t go home again. Epilogue: We Didn''t Start the Fire A reminder that there are so many more stories left to tell. Appendix A: Glossary Where we are given technical material to induce restful sleep. Appendix B: Epilogue Explained A brief journey among the hacker nerds. Appendix C: Sources Author''s Note.