Clifford Stoll
Stoll's account made long-form incident investigation understandable to a broad public and remains a key document in the history of computer espionage.
Clifford Stoll is an astronomer, author, and former systems administrator. While working at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 1986, he investigated an unexplained 75-cent accounting discrepancy and followed evidence of unauthorized access.
The Cuckoo's Egg
His 1989 book The Cuckoo's Egg recounts that investigation and its connection to computer espionage. The book is an enduring primary narrative of the operational work behind an intrusion investigation.
Timeline
- 1986Investigates unauthorized access while working at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
- 1989Publishes The Cuckoo's Egg.
Clifford Stoll
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1986-Present
- Born
- 1950
- Known for
- The Cuckoo's Egg; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory investigation; Science writing
- Tags
- author, computer-espionage, incident-response, books
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