Black Hat

Misfits, Criminals, and Scammers in the Internet Age

DUP John Biggs (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2004 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-59059-379-0 (ISBN)

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Homes are becoming increasingly wired and, thanks to Wi-Fi, unwired. Hackers can strike quickly and create disastrous results! These stories and follow-ups are a fascinating insight into the modern threats we all face in the techno jungle. Written by internationally recognized author, John Biggs, this book is an ideal read for anyone who owns a computer and has ever pondered the threats of modern technology.

Black Hat takes a fair and thorough look at the hacking cases that have made the news in recent years. These stories include all the juicy details, like the people behind the hacking, as well as legislative attempts to curtail hacking, cracking, and spam.

John Biggs is senior editor at Gizmodo.com, the gadgets weblog with 200,000 unique visitors per day, as well as editor of MacMiniGear.com, a popular Mac Mini site. He has written for Linux Journal and the New York Times on open source and security. John has worked for over 10 years in the IT industry and recently completed a master's degree in business and economic reporting at New York University.

1 Black Hats: Things That Go Ping in the Night.- 2 Y.O.U MayHAVE Alredy I!: Spam.- 3 Deep Cover: Spyware.- 4 Shockwave: Worms and Viruses.- 5 Dear Friend: Scams.- 6 Upload or Perish: Pirates.- 7 Break in: Hacking.- 8 Don’t Get Burned: White Hats.- Selected Reading.- Hacking.- Open Source.- System Administration.

Zusatzinfo	XVI, 176 p.
Verlagsort	Berkley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server
	Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung
Schlagworte	Hacker
ISBN-10	1-59059-379-0 / 1590593790
ISBN-13	978-1-59059-379-0 / 9781590593790
Zustand	Neuware