books about: hacking     books:       The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage156 reviews Cliff Stoll Pocket, 2005 I love this book. As you can see from the reviews here, many people also love this book. I love the trip down memory lane that this book provides. Sure is fun to go back to a more innocent time and remember what it was like before the internet became huge. If you remember archie, gopher, kermit, then this is a book for you. Even if you're too young to remember this time, it would be quite fun to watch WAR ...             Hacking Exposed 5th Edition (Hacking Exposed)88 reviews Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, ... McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005 Excellent book for the beginner While starting out in a new career, this book has been recommended to me time and time again. I have some background in security and penetration testing however this book takes you into a deeper understanding of how things work. I strongly recommend it for the beginner as well as the seasoned Information Security Professional.             Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering15 reviews Eldad Eilam Wiley, 2005 Great book for software developers / security professionals! This book includes a great deal of effective and practical techniques related to the subject. While reading this book it soon becomes very clear that the author is a highly experienced professional in the field. He does a wonderful job presenting the many relevant topics presented in the book. If developers want to discover vulnerabilities in their own applications, this book will give some ...             Ubuntu Hacks: Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux (Hacks)27 reviews Jonathan Oxer, Kyle Rankin, ... O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 A Favorite Computer Book - Highly Recommended for Techies & Newbies There are numerous reasons to recommend this book, but it looks like many reviewers have covered the material. I just want to note that I constantly reference and use this book, and I am always recommending it, to friends ! I own a lot of computer books, most of which are for Linux, and this has become one of my favorites. Any time I thought, "There must be a way to....." I later found the ...             The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws10 reviews Dafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto Wiley, 2007 Everything You Need to Know This is the most important IT security title written in the past year or more. Why? Custom web applications offer more opportunities for exploitation than all of the publicized vulnerabilities your hear about combined. This book gives expert treatment to the subject. I found the writing to be very clear and concise in this 727 page volume. There is minimal fluff. While everything is ...             Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and ...15 reviews Byron Acohido, Jon Swartz Union Square Press, 2008 Zero Day Threat Excellent book re: the international scope of identity theft. From thief to enabler, the authors follow the chain of criminals from start to finish. You'll never feel as secure as you did before you read this book.             Hacking World of Warcraft (ExtremeTech)27 reviews Daniel Gilbert, James, II Whitehead Wiley, 2007 Dated - but still terrific!!! By its very nature, this sort of material is dated by the time it can go to press. That being said, the authors have done an exemplary job of providing material that covers lasting principles, and not specifics that will be immediately invalidated. In addition, supporting material on-line is fresh and regularly updated. A solid 5 stars!             The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey5 reviews Emmanuel Goldstein Wiley, 2008 Fifteen Years of Extreme Hacking on the Edge, Under-Priced! I am attending Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) in NYC this week-end, and have just spent time with this volume. Unlike the individual issues, all of which I have had in my possession over the years, this volume is HUGE, readable, indexed, and priceless. I mean that--PRICELESS. The publisher is to be saluted for not only putting a great deal of effort along with the editor, the founder of 2600 ...             101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius17 reviews Brad Graham, Kathy McGowan McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2006 Spy stuff and fun projects!!! Great book! I give it five stars! Fun projects you can build cheaply using stuff you find in thrift stores or for free if you are willing to look inside Salvation Army dumpsters! Projects are great if you are a private eye, company internal security guy, or a kid who wants to really bother your family, friends and neighbors! On the more serious side,if you are into nature, you could probably use ...             Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition51 reviews Jon Erickson No Starch Press, 2008 One of the best technical books I have ever read. One of the best technical books I have ever read. Starts simple and ramps up very fast building on material already presented. Goes in detail in showing many different "low level" exploitation techniques. I.e. buffer overflow, format string abuse, etc.             Gray Hat Hacking, Second Edition1 review Shon Harris, Allen Harper, ... McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007 A perfect reference for IT-security consultants Contents Second edition of books I like are always welcome - and this book is no exception. So I was very happy when I was provided a review copy from the publisher. I really liked the first edition of this book and consider this follow up an essential book for IT-security consultants and other professionals. The book is comprised of five parts which each give an overview of important ...             Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking9 reviews Nicolas Collins Routledge, 2006 Rediscovers the simple facts of electronic music Ever since products such as GarageBand took over the low-level tasks of producing electronic music and turned us all into application users, much has been forgotten about making music with low-level electronic components. In the case of younger electronic musicians, this may be an art form they never even knew in the first place. Although there is an advantage is computer musicians speaking a ...             The CEH Prep Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Certified Ethical Hacking2 reviews Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines Wiley, 2007 exceptional i have never read a book so easy!!! it makes me wanna read more and more,all chapters are exciting, i really wanna thank the writer for making it more explicit for even network dummies, with that said, everyone is capable of understanding this book and executing what its thought, not necessarily for exam purposes.             Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response8 reviews Keith J. Jones, Richard Bejtlich, ... Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005 Excellent Read This book is written in such a style that is easy to understand, yet technical and detailed enough to maintain your interest and attention all the way through. The book presents several ways of accomplishing the same tasks in a non-biased, non-vendor-specific way. It explores the use of free, open-source tools as well as commercial offerings, and drills down into forensic analysis of both ...             Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))8 reviews Kevin Beaver, Peter T. Davis For Dummies, 2005 Dummies unite! Valuable in my work as a consultant, installing and troubleshooting WiFi networks. The "ethical hacker" is a valuable tool.             Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)11 reviews Neal Krawetz Wiley, 2007 One of the most useful Linux books I own This book is a gem. Most other Linux books are heavy with theory but don't get you where you need to go. By contrast, this book is chock full of really practical mods (hacks) that are easy to do, yet provide great enhancements to the usability and security of your new Ubuntu system. If you're new to Ubuntu, get this book!             Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))15 reviews Kevin Beaver For Dummies, 2006 Great easy-to-understand quick references This is a great, easy to read and use reference for both non-technical business leaders as well as IT professionals. It is also a great resource for home computer users, and small- to medium-sized businesses who often do not have the resources to hire dedicated security staff. The book covers the entire spectrum of ways in which computer systems can be compromised and attacked, an ...             No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing7 reviews Johnny Long, Jack Wiles Syngress, 2008 Simple Threats Can Cause Serious Problems Johnny Long's book, "No Tech Hacking," brings new attention to overlooked aspects of information security. In his book, Long reveals how simple threats can cause serious problems, even in organizations prepared for a Mission Impossible-style attack scenario. Long recounts how he and his team of ethical hackers consistently access sensitive information with no special equipment or technical ...             Hacking the PSP: Cool Hacks, Mods, and Customizations for the Sony PlayStation Portable (ExtremeTech)20 reviews Auri Rahimzadeh Wiley, 2006 Nice reference. Cheap price. You can find many useful tricks and guides to learn about your PSP. One of the most useful is to learn how to disassemble it. There's a battery charger, and other nice stuff you may not be aware of. Some of the chapters fall on useless tips but...whatever...and also...with the fact that homebrew software has been even more restricted with every firmware upgrade, 3 chapters are just now useless. ...             Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age54 reviews Paul Graham O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004 Unconventional book, unconventional author, surprising points made The book particularly deals with the nexus between programming, creativity, social commentary, wealth-generation, business-personal-entrepreneurial psychology (his specialty!) and LISP-related stuff. I skipped the programming sections because Im not a programmer. The philosophical commentary was better than 90% of other philosophy books I've read, more cutting and more true-to-life.              search for books application, certified, comprehensive, computer, customizations, discovering, dumpster, electronic, engineering, espionage, exploitation, exploiting, exploring, extremetech, forensics, handbook, handmade, hardware, identity, incident, painters, playstation, portable, response, reversing, security, shocking, shoulder, tracking, warcraft books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: PRUNING SAW BRANCHWIZARD home  impressum - about us