Good book on hackers sub-culture | The Masters of Deception: Gang That Ruled Cyberspace, The

Journalistic view of one event | The Masters of Deception: Gang That Ruled Cyberspace, The | Michelle Slatalla, Joshua Quittner

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	• The Masters of Deception: Gang That Ruled Cyberspace, The Michelle Slatalla, Joshua Quittner Harper Perennial, 1996 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 76 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

ONE OFF THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READED

THIS BOOK IS SIMPLY IN MY LIST OF ''BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME''. I HAD STARTED READING IT AND JUST CAN'T STOPED !! IT'S FASCINATING TO LEARN ABOUT THE WAR BETWEEN ''THE MASTERS OF DECEPTION'' AND ''THE LEGION OF DOOM'' AND THE WIDE RANGE OF VULNERABILITY OF TELECOMUNICATIONS WORLDWIDE. I HARDLY RECOMEND THIS BOOK. A MUST HAVE !!!

Good book on hackers sub-culture

Actually this is a great book about the hacker sub-culture, indeed one of the bests I have ever read. This book describes very well the whole story and social aspects of New York City hackers but fails when dealing with technical aspects or lacks it. I can afirm it's a good book for people who are intersted to know how poor guys in Queens, NY, rised from nothing to create one of the most notorious hacker gang ever and to improve knowledge about the late 80's and early 90's american hacker scene.

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Journalistic view of one event

This is not a book about hackers; it's a book about some specific hackers who happen to come after much of the action was concluded. Even more than that, it's a book biased toward New York which contains every implied slander of Texas that one can meld into a narrative about hackers. I like the description of MOD, and thought the authors did an excellent job of building up the character of these kids, but find that for the size of this book, it missed an absolute raft of important knowledge. Why do people hack? What, besides damaged egos, makes it thrilling to have forbidden knowledge? How could our society be so incompetent as to leave these giant security holes everywhere? And finally: what was the global hacking culture like, outside of the spacy little land of New York City? The boys from LOD are treated as props and their contributions ignored, which is infuriating to someone who is familiar with the goings-on in the computer underground at that time. Also, technical writing is not difficult, and while this book tries to stay non-technical, I have to ask "why?" There are interesting details which are overlooked and could have been conveyed in English. These authors do a credible job of buildup, but then hype a few incidents into some metaphor for cyberspace, and consequently halve the strength of their book. I would recommend this to people who cannot simply pick up a copy of "2600" magazine or "Phrack" and figure it out for themselves, but not to anyone who cares about the heart, soul or brains of hacker culture.

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Still fun to read 10 years later...

At 225 pages you can breeze through it rather quickly, enjoying a fascinating look at young people with the commitment, energy and intelligence it took to hack and learn new systems. It was a time when the phone company was deregulated but Ma Bell's offspring still held quite a lot of power and were irresistible to phone phreaks and hackers. If you don't expect too much you'll enjoy a look into the hacker sub-culture. They were explorers and not criminals. I attended several conferences with these guys in later years and can report that their pursuit of knowledge is still fascinating. Social engineering is still the best hack for me. Plik!

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The Masters of Deception

Great book going behind the scenes of computer hackers in teh late 80's early 90's. It really takes you back to the time. Not overly complex. A fantastic read for anyone with an interest in computer crime or within the "IT" community. Easy enough to read for someone not technicle savy to understand the basics. For $10 USD you cant go wrong.

The bestselling account of a band of kids from New York who fought an electronic turf war that ranged across some of the nation's most powerful computer systems. "An immensely fun and -- one cannot emphasize this enough -- accessible history of the first outlaws in cyberspace."--Glamour

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