The book "Permanent Record" provides insights into the CIA's technical infrastructure through the experiences of Edward Snowden. Snowden was responsible for maintaining CIA servers, including top-secret cryptography servers in the United States. He later worked directly for the CIA as a Telecommunication Information Security Officer. These officers were responsible for maintaining every part of the CIA's technical infrastructure hidden inside American embassies abroad, from computers to solar panels. Snowden's posting in Geneva, a hub for sophisticated targets like UN Agencies and International Organizations, further exposed him to the technological aspects of spy work.

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By the time Snowden joined, the intelligence community had increasingly taken to hiring temporary contract workers from the private sector. Most open positions were through private companies. For example, the company COMSO employed Snowden on paper, but his real work was at the CIA headquarters. Snowden was responsible for maintaining CIA servers, including top-secret cryptography servers in the United States. He soon shifted to working for the CIA directly as a Telecommunication Information Security Officer. These officers were responsible for maintaining every part of the CIA's technical infrastructure hidden inside American embassies abroad, from computers to solar panels. At the end of his training, Snowden was posted to Geneva, which had sophisticated targets like UN Agencies and International Organizations, including the World Trade Organization. Most of this spy work was technological. During the 2008 global recession, Snowden saw how Geneva flourished with money flooding Swiss...

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Permanent Record

#8 on Amazon, NY Times bestseller... For the first time, Edward Snowden, who exposed one of the government's greatest secrets, writes about his journ...

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