JAYU

In this sequel to Suspected, the core members of the cast return to Jayu where they are augmented by new members.

The story follows Grady White, Deputy Director of the FBI, as he forms a task force to fight global cybercrime. As White begins to understand the intricacies and deep levels of talent the North Koreans commit to their cyber efforts, he realizes he needs a source within the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau, (RGB), a state-run organization of cyber criminals.

After first assisting his parents to escape, White develops a plan to entice Choi Ji-hoon, a North Korean polymath hacker into switching sides. Working for the RGB, and reporting directly to Kim Jong-un, he is accused of abetting his parents defection, landing him in a prison camp.

With White’s assistance, Choi eventually escapes and defects to the west, joining the FBI Cybercrime Task Force, and ends up leading a raid on the RGB intending to destroy their computer infrastructure. This highly plausible story is entirely fiction, but filled with action and detail of the inner workings of cyber warfare.

Once safely in the US, Choi develops an ingenious plan, approved by POTUS that is a highlight of the story. White remains steadfast in his efforts to build a team from an organization of North Korean defectorsto attack and destroy the RGB computing infrastructure using readily available third world weapons.

Why this Book Matters

In the face of international threats, cybercrime stands out as the one front where the United States faces its greatest challenge – its ability to combat threats. Competing against countries like Russia, China and North Korea, that invest heavily in training cyber hackers from the early ages of 10 or 11, the U.S. struggles to entice, train and keep talent in cyberspace. With over one million cybersecurity jobs remaining unfilled, the U.S. has a unique challenge in building a collaborative effort between education, industry and government to raise to a higher level of importance this increasingly unfilled career path and field of expertise. Aside from being a riveting read, JAYU takes the reader through multiple aspects of this challenging and critical insight.

If you liked Jayu, you will love Beware the Sleeping Dragon.

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AUTHOR DIRECT

“David Olsen’s book, Jayu, illustrates that our country is currently under attack and we are in the midst of a war that is more dangerous and complex than any other war our country has ever fought. This fictional account is very timely and accurately reveals the extensive international use of cybercrime activities and security violations. Jayu sounds the alarm that immediate action is needed to identify these perpetrators and prevent them from destroying a way of life that is too often taken for granted. His fictional raid on the RGB Headquarters is awesomely realistic.”

Gary E Luck

GEN US Army (Retd)

“Dave and I worked together for many years on the development of advanced military systems. In his novel, Jayu, he has used his knowledge of military capabilities and world affairs to structure a fascinating fact-filled story of computer hacking sponsored by state actors that have become a tool of economic warfare and the primary source of income for rogue nations, potentially with the capability to cripple an adversary nation’s economy. Beyond this, it extends in the worst case to disruption of command-and-control systems that enable mod- em armies to fight with advanced weapons. Dave explores how a scenario is evolving where certain previously unacknowledged technologies can be brought to bear that could either trigger a major war between superpowers or peacefully resolve problems that have frustrated the Free World for over half a century. In this fast-paced narrative, we follow the efforts of major characters from his previous novel, Suspected, now restored as respected members of the intelligence community and operating at the highest levels of the nation’s security apparatus.”

Curt Wiler

Chief Engineer, Rockwell North American Aviation/Boeing (Retd)

“Just wanted to let you know that I finished reading Jayu last week. and I really enjoyed it! I normally just read non-fiction, primarily historical or military based, so I was a little curious if this was going to be for me. I also had at least some concern that much of it would be technically above my head. But I found that none of that was an issue. You laid the groundwork so well that the technical matters were not hard to follow or understand. Also, so much of it ties into current events that it was all very timely.”

Tom Olsen

Deputy Police Chief, Sioux Falls, SD (Retd)

Jayu grabbed me by the throat at the start and wouldn’t, let go, a marvelous plan to destroy the North Korean Cybercrime infrastructure with minimal loss of life.

Les Evjen

(AKA General Lee Evans)

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