Stealing the network : how to own an identity / Raven Alder ... [et al.] ; Timothy Mullen (Thor), contributing author and technical editor; Johnny Long, contributing author and technical editor.

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TextSeries: Stealing the networkPublication details: Rockland, MA : Syngress ; [Sebastopol, CA] : Distributed by O\'Reilly Media, c2005.Description: xxiv, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

1597490067 (pbk.)
9781597490061 (pbk.)

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Added cover title: You are who the computer says you are
How to own an identity

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813 SYN

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Fiction Collection	813 SYN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100387191

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The first two books in this series "Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box" and "Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent" have become classics in the Hacker and Infosec communities because of their chillingly realistic depictions of criminal hacking techniques.

In this third installment, the all-star cast of authors tackle one of the fastest growing crimes in the world: Identity Theft. Now, the criminal hackers readers have grown to both love and hate try to cover their tracks and vanish into thin air... "Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity" is the 3rd book in the "Stealing" series, and continues in the tradition created by its predecessors by delivering real-world network attack methodologies and hacking techniques within a context of unique and original fictional accounts created by some of the world's leading security professionals and computer technologists. The seminal works in TechnoFiction, this "STN" collection yet again breaks new ground by casting light upon the mechanics and methods used by those lurking on the darker side of the Internet, engaging in the fastest growing crime in the world: Identity theft.

Cast upon a backdrop of "Evasion," surviving characters from "How to Own a Continent" find themselves on the run, fleeing from both authority and adversary, now using their technical prowess in a way they never expected--to survive.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. xxi)
Part I Evasion (p. 1)
Prologue From the Diary of Robert Knoll, Senior (p. 3)
Chapter 1 In The Beginning (p. 7)
Chapter 2 Sins of the Father (p. 23)
Chapter 3 Saul on the Run (p. 53)
Chapter 4 The Seventh Wave (p. 85)
Chapter 5 Bl@ckToW3r (p. 111)
Chapter 6 The Java Script Cafe (p. 141)
Chapter 7 Death by a Thousand Cuts (p. 155)
Chapter 8 A Really Gullible Genius Makes Amends (p. 211)
Chapter 9 Near Miss (p. 235)
Chapter 10 There's Something Else (p. 273)
Epilogue: The Chase (p. 291)
Part II Behind the Scenes (p. 299)
Chapter 11 The Conversation (p. 301)
Chapter 12 Social Insecurity (p. 331)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Chris Hurley is a Senior Penetration Tester in the Washington, DC area. He has more than 10 years of experience performing penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and general INFOSEC grunt work. He is the founder of the WorldWide WarDrive, a four-year project to assess the security posture of wireless networks deployed throughout the world. Chris was also the original organizer of the DEF CON WarDriving contest. He is the lead author of WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 19318360305). He has contributed to several other Syngress publications, including Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (ISBN: 1-5974490210), Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity (ISBN: 1597490067), InfoSec Career Hacking (ISBN: 1597490113), and OS X for Hackers at Heart (ISBN: 1597490407). He has a BS from Angelo State University in Computer Science and a whole bunch of certifications to make himself feel important.