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1 online resource (xxxvi, 409 pages) : illustrations |
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Summary |
The best-selling Stealing the Network series reaches its climactic conclusion as law enforcement and organized crime form a high-tech web in an attempt to bring down the shadowy hacker-villain known as Knuth in the most technically sophisticated Stealing book yet. Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow is the final book in Syngress ground breaking, best-selling, Stealing the Network series. As with previous title, How to Own a Shadow is a fictional story that demonstrates accurate, highly detailed scenarios of computer intrusions and counter-strikes. In How to Own a Thief, Knuth, the master-mind, shadowy figure from previous books, is tracked across the world and the Web by cyber adversaries with skill to match his own. Readers will be amazed at how Knuth, Law Enforcement, and Organized crime twist and torque everything from game stations, printers and fax machines to service provider class switches and routers steal, deceive, and obfuscate. From physical security to open source information gathering, Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow will entertain and educate the reader on every page. The books companion Web site will also provide special, behind-the-scenes details and hacks for the reader to join in the chase for Knuth. The final book in the Stealing the Network series will be a must read for the 50,000 readers worldwide of the first three titles The companion Web site to the book will provide challenging scenarios from the book to allow the reader to track down Knuth Law enforcement and security professionals will gain practical, technical knowledge for apprehending the most supplicated cyber-adversaries. |
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"Black hat"--Cover |
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" ... fourth book in the "Stealing the network series."--Preface |
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Sequel to: Stealing the network : how to own an identity. |
Summary |
This is the final book in Syngress ground breaking, best-selling, Stealing the Network series. As with previous titles, How to Own a Shadow is a fictional story that demonstrates accurate, highly detailed scenarios of computer intrusions and counter-strikes. Knuth, the master-mind, shadowy figure from previous books, is tracked across the world and the Web by cyber adversaries with skill to match his own. Readers will be amazed at how Knuth, law enforcement, and organized crime twist and torque everything from game stations, printers, and fax machines to service provider class switches and routers to steal, deceive, and obfuscate. From physical security to open source information gathering, this book will entertain and educate the reader on every page. |
Contents |
Travel plans -- Back in the saddle -- Old man and a ghost -- Rootkit -- Paul-- The birth of Pawn -- Dishonorable discharge -- McGaylver -- Appendix : Flashback to Knuth. |
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Print version record. |
Subject |
Hackers -- Fiction.
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Computer security -- Fiction.
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Cyberterrorism -- Fiction.
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Pirates informatiques -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Sécurité informatique -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Cyberterrorisme -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
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Hackers
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Computer security
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Cyberterrorism
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Genre/Form |
Fiction
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Fiction.
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Romans.
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Added Author |
Russell, Ryan, 1969-
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Mullen, Timothy M.
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Pinzon, D. Scott.
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Black Hat Press (Goodhue, Minn.)
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Added Title |
How to own a shadow |
Other Form: |
Print version: Long, Johnny. Stealing the network. Rockland, Mass. : Syngress, 2007 1597490814 9781597490818 (OCoLC)82899565 |
ISBN |
9781597490818 (paperback) |
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1597490814 (paperback) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000051860641 |
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AU@ 000053241795 |
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CHBIS 005827895 |
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CHNEW 001006968 |
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CHVBK 168396114 |
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DEBBG BV042314229 |
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DEBSZ 405313330 |
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NZ1 11778599 |
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NZ1 15189269 |
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