The Art of Intrusion
The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers
1. Auflage Dezember 2005
288 Seiten, Softcover
Sachbuch
Kurzbeschreibung
Kevin Mitnick, the world's most celebrated hacker, now devotes his life to helping businesses and governments combat data thieves, cybervandals, and other malicious computer intruders. In The Art of Intrusion, Mitnick offers hair-raising stories of real-life computer break-ins, and shows how the victims could have prevented them.
* Each chapter features one principal crime story, and manages to capture the personality, value system, and family history of the criminal hacker who chose to victimize unsuspecting corporations.
* A wrap-up section follows each story and points out the standard practices and precautions that, had they been implemented, could have successfully prevented the attacks.
"Enter the hostile world of computer crime from the comfort of your own armchair. Mitnick presents ten compelling chapters, each the result of an interview with a real hacker about a real attack. A must-read for anyone with an interest in information security."
-Tom Parker, Computer Security Analyst and founder of Global InterSec LLC
"Each chapter begins with a computer crime story that reads like a suspense novel."
-Library Journal
"It would be difficult to find an author with more credibility than Mitnick to write about the art of hacking. . . . [The Art of Intrusion] introduces readers to a fascinating array of pseudonymous hackers. One group bilks Las Vegas casinos out of more than a million dollars by mastering the patterns inherent in slot machines; another fellow, less fortunate, gets mixed up with a presumed al-Qaeda-style terrorist. . . . Uniformly readable, the stories . . . will impart familiar lessons to security pros while introducing lay readers to an enthralling field of inquiry."
-Publishers Weekly
When you're a legend among hackers, they tell you their stories
If you're a computer security officer, these tales crawled out of that closet where your nightmares live. Fears about national security keeping you awake? Put the coffee on; it gets worse. And if you just enjoy a darn good real-life spy story, strap yourself in for a wild read.
Chapter 2: When Terrorists Come Calling.
Chapter 3: The Texas Prison Hack.
Chapter 4: Cops and Robbers.
Chapter 5: The Robin Hood Hacker.
Chapter 6: The Wisdom and Folly of Penetration Testing.
Chapter 7: Of Course Your Bank Is Secure -- Right?
Chapter 8: Your Intellectual Property Isn't Safe.
Chapter 9: On the Continent.
Chapter 10: Social Engineers -- How They Work and How to Stop Them.
Chapter 11: Short Takes.
Index.
William L. Simon is coauthor of The Art of Deception and the bestseller iCon: Steve Jobs, also published by Wiley.
