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- Readers of prior editions - Wannabe hackers - Anyone intrigued by hacking and security in general - Managers wanting a readable overview of computer security topics
If you thought hacking was just about mischief-makers hunched over computers in the basement, think again. As seasoned author Wallace Wang explains, hacking can also mean questioning the status quo, looking for your own truths, and never accepting at face value anything authorities say or do.
The completely revised fourth edition of this offbeat, non-technical book examines what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. Written in the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first three editions hugely succesful, Steal This Computer Book 4.0 will expand your mind and raise your eyebrows. New chapters discuss the hacker mentality, social engineeering and look picking, exploiting P2P filesharing networks, and how people manipulate search engines and pop-up ads to obtain and use personal information. Wang also takes issue with the media for „hacking“ the news and presenting the public with self-serving of questionable accuracy.
If you´ve ever logged onto a website, conducted an online transaction, sent or received email, used a networked computer or even watched the evening news, you may have already been tricked, tracked, hacked, and manipulated. As the saying goes, just because you´r paranoid doesn´t mean they aren´t after you. Ans, as Wallace Wang reveals, they probably are.
The companion CD contains hundreds of megabytes of 100% FREE hacking and security-related programs, like keyloggers, spyware stoppers, port blockers, IP scanners, Trojan horse detectors, and much, much more. CD compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.
The completely revised fourth edition of this offbeat, non-technical book examines what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. Written in the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first three editions hugely succesful, Steal This Computer Book 4.0 will expand your mind and raise your eyebrows. New chapters discuss the hacker mentality, social engineeering and look picking, exploiting P2P filesharing networks, and how people manipulate search engines and pop-up ads to obtain and use personal information. Wang also takes issue with the media for „hacking“ the news and presenting the public with self-serving of questionable accuracy.
If you´ve ever logged onto a website, conducted an online transaction, sent or received email, used a networked computer or even watched the evening news, you may have already been tricked, tracked, hacked, and manipulated. As the saying goes, just because you´r paranoid doesn´t mean they aren´t after you. Ans, as Wallace Wang reveals, they probably are.
The companion CD contains hundreds of megabytes of 100% FREE hacking and security-related programs, like keyloggers, spyware stoppers, port blockers, IP scanners, Trojan horse detectors, and much, much more. CD compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.