The web is not enough

James Bond has been transported into the modern world in more ways than one, as IT rather than weaponry takes over in the spy's armoury of gadgets. When he created his spy and assassin James Bond, novelist Ian Fleming brought together two real-world experiences. First was Fleming's knowledge of undercover operations in the Second World War. These sometimes far-fetched plans received an update to the world of the Cold War that, at times, threatened to become very hot.