A comprehensive glossary of technologies mentioned in
Cory Doctorow’s book Attack Surface
I am a big fan of Cory Doctorow (@doctorow). Not only his books Little Brother, Homeland, and now Attack Surface discuss important topics like online privacy and the role of technology in today’s world, but also they educate the readers by telling them stories about modern tech solutions and tools.
When I started reading Attack Surface I was amazed by the amount of tech terms Doctorow was using here and there. I thought about some terms: “Okay, I know what ‘Tor’ means, but does everybody else who is reading this book now?” Other terms I had to google myself: “What is IMSI-catcher?”
This is my collection of Attack Surface terms. Most of the time I give links to Wikipedia, sometimes to other resources.
Browse technologies as they appear in the book, organized by chapter.
Quick reference with all terms sorted alphabetically for easy lookup.
Contribute corrections, expansions, or new terms via GitHub pull requests.