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Black Hat: Misfits, Criminals, and Scammers in the Internet Age book cover
  • By: John Biggs
  • ISBN10: 1-59059-379-0
  • ISBN13: 978-1-59059-379-0
  • 176 pp.
  • Published Jun 2004
  • eBook Price: $13.99
  • Price: $19.99

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Black Hat: Misfits, Criminals, and Scammers in the Internet Age

Homes are becoming increasingly wired and, thanks to Wi-Fi, unwired. Hackers can strike quickly and create disastrous results! These stories and follow-ups are a fascinating insight into the modern threats we all face in the techno jungle. Written by internationally recognized author, John Biggs, this book is an ideal read for anyone who owns a computerand has ever pondered the threats of modern technology.

Black Hat takes a fair and thorough look at the hacking cases that have made the news in recent years. These stories include all the juicy details, like the people behind the hacking, as well as legislative attempts to curtail hacking, cracking, and spam.

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Author Information

John Biggs

John Biggs is currently senior editor at Gizmodo.com, the gadgets weblog with 200,000 unique visitors per day, as well as editor of MacMiniGear.com, a popular Mac Mini site. He has written for Linux Journal and the New York Times on open source and security. John has worked for over ten years in the IT industry and recently completed a master's degree in business and economic reporting at NYU.