When not writing thrillers, Malakin works as a data security consultant, teaching corporations how to protect themselves from hackers.
Malakin's new novel is The Box.
At the Guardian he tagged ten favorite "stories of our new era of ill online deeds," including:
Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth by Theresa PaytonRead about the other entries on the list at the Guardian.
How do you police something you don’t know is a crime? Once upon a time the only way to rig an election was to steal enough votes from the recently deceased. Now you can drip-feed influence directly into people’s eyeballs without their noticing. AI viruses, deepfake videos and cyber troll farms mark the battleground in a war most people, including those protecting us, have no idea isgoing on. Can it be stopped before our political systems crumble?
--Marshal Zeringue
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