Stealing the network
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.
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- Cliff's book was my first introduction to cybersecurity - a fantastic read with principles that hold true today. Stealing the Network: The Complete Series Collector's Edition and Kevin Mitnick's books are also great.
- Stealing the network: The complete series
This is an excellent collection of hacking fictions.
- "Stealing the network" series by Ryan Russel is awesome.
- Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box - Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent - Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity - Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow - Reminds me of the book "Stealing the network - how to own a continent", it was a fun read back then...
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- This reminds me of an old story I read in an anthology called "Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box"; it was a series of modern-day hacking short stories loosely tied together through an overarching theme, and each chapter was written by a different professional in the security field. Fun reads, and an interesting introduction to many of the tools and practices of security pros, if a little fanciful at times. :)
The particular chapter I was thinking of was named "The Worm Turns".
- The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder, the classic book following the development of a new minicomputer in the late 70s.
http://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/03164...
Stealing The Network: How to Own the Box. This is a collection of fictional accounts of "hacking" written by hackers. Real world techniques are described though its in lightweight detail, the aim of the book is more to give an insight into how an attacker thinks. It's quite an enjoyable read too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stealing-Network-How-Own-Cyber-Ficti...
Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground by Kevin Poulsen. This one's a true story.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingpin-Hacker-Billion-Dollar-Cyberc...
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software By Charles Petzold. I still have to read this one, but I expect it would fit in with what you're after quite well.
http://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Softwa...
