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Andys mor og far har løst en gåde og gjort et vildt fund. Men da de rejser ud for at følge gådens spor, forsvinder de. Sammen med butleren, Jones, beslutter Andy sig for at finde sin mor og far. Men først må de løse den samme gåde, som sendte hans forældre ud i verden.I "Skrumpe-hovedet" finder Andy et lille indtørret hoved på sine forældres kontor. Ved siden af skrumpehovedet ligger en seddel. Med mors skrift står der ’Fundet ved vores telt’. Og så en række tal. Måske kan skrumpehovedet og sedlen lede dem på sporet af Andys mor og far."Enigma" kommer fra det græske ord ainigma, som betyder gåde. Ordet bliver brugt om en ting eller en person, der er mystisk eller svær at regne ud.Kit A. Rasmussen (f. 1982) har en bachelor i psykologi og er uddannet fra Center for Børnelitteraturs forfatterskole i 2008. Hun debuterede i 2009 med "Max og det mystiske museum", og lige siden har hendes bøger for børn og unge været stærkt inspireret af eventyreren Indiana Jones.
Jacob Michaels, computer network security-tester extraordinaire, tries to settle into a quiet life of work to polish his technology skills after the death of his mother. Cyber-criminals are hunting for new victims when they target the brilliant programmer to try to seduce into joining their cause. More people are hunting him than just the Russian cyber kingpin. As Jacob sets off to find those who target him, he discovers other technologists' views which puts him in direct contact with previously unknown global experts.Buzz, when looking for the easy way inadvertently crosses the line to the dark side then begs his best friend Jacob for help. Jacob, brilliant as he is may not have enough experience to win this on his own. Of course, having your identity erased makes helping anybody else secondary to your problems. Jacob battles against global cyber masterminds using his knowledge of programming, identity theft, and hacking, but learns more about security and encryption when he connects with the distractingly beautiful encryptionist Petra.Jacob's challenge is how to keep ahead of the criminals and identify who to trust.In their debut TechnoThriller, The Enigma Factor, award-winning authors Breakfield and Burkey weave a complex tale of danger, intrigue, and international cyber combat. They use a relevant technology foundation, then layer on travel, romance, humor and mystery Like rust, the cat and mouse game of the new cyber warfare age never sleeps. What readers are sayingKirkus - A complex thriller with a hacker-centric plot and polished technological descriptions that may attract new fans. "Move over David Baldacci, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, and Clive Cussler. Burkey and Breakfield have created a storyline for the new millennium." "Even if you're not that computer savvy, you will really like this series! I listened to book 1 on Audible. Kept me guessing and makes me even more nervous about cybersecurity for my devices!?" "The authors have so much authentic knowledge that you can't help but want this series to keep on going!"
Imagine what happens when technology outruns our humanity?Humans have turned over their decision making to Artificial Intelligence driven supercomputers. Or, was it simply confiscated? Next generation computers are not just tracking our movements, or answering questions. Now they are delivering manufactured choices to each person through their ever-pervasive personal devices. The seduction of mankind is eminent unless our champions can stop them.Jacob, Petra, Quip, EZ, Julie, and Juan, the current heads of the R-Group, are in for the winner-take-all fight. They use their programmming, technology advancement, communications, and encryption to help their own next generation youth, are poised to take on one of their most complex adversaries, AI enhanced supercomputers run by greedy, powerful technological geniuses. The training for the new members of the R-Group is live, in the form of a real world cyber assault crisis. ICABOD, the R-Group’s own customized supercomputer, is their best weapon in this battle.With corporate self-discipline gone and the power of US Congressional oversight crippled, the dominance of the technical oligopolies has risen to a postion where they dictate their terms. Not satisfied to dominate commerce, but feel they are better decision points for running the planet.MAG, the consortium of global technology predators, have united to bring their insidious plans to fruition, captializing on using humans’ desire for the easy and effortless lifestyles, even as it steals their freedoms. For freedom oriented groups caught in the cyber crosshairs, time has already run out. The social media noise has been weaponized and blinds humanity to what is actually happening. MAG uses social mediait to seize control of politics, healthcare, finances, and defense systems.Award winning authors Breakfield and Burkey take readers into the depths of humanity’s newest menace in their 11th book in The Enigma Series. We are on a one way trip to keeping or giving up our most precious human quality, the freedom to choose. No one saw it coming when they built computers to ease their work and improve life. Where are the guardrails to protect humans from giving up too much? Can humanity take back control?See how fast you can determine who wins in the AI Wars.
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