Computer Hackers

Although there are a few hackers out there who are considered to be dangerous, you don’t necessarily have to give up your passion for becoming one. This audiobook focuses more on ethical hacking that will allow you to contribute to an organization of your choice.

This book is your guided tour through the digital underworld. In ten clear, accessible chapters, we explore the most common and dangerous forms of cybercrime. From phishing emails that trick the unwary into giving up passwords, to ransomware that can shut down entire hospitals or school systems, each chapter lifts the veil on a different threat. We explain how the attack works, who tends to be behind it, what kind of damage it causes, and how to protect yourself and your organization.

An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, where mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones, machines dominate a new "internet of things," and more people live in cities than in the countryside.

Prey fans everywhere have embraced the return of Sandford's other charismatic hero, Kidd, artist, computer whiz, and professional criminal, and his sometime partner, sometime lover, LuEllen.

Dark Screens offers a ringside seat to the most notorious ransomware attacks of the twenty-first century. It sheds light on the inner workings of criminal gangs that target hospitals, public infrastructure, and vulnerable companies—as well as the individuals and organizations trying to stop them. It tracks how ransomware is becoming a weapon of cyberwar, as seen in the Russian “NotPetya” attack, and the worldwide “WannaCry” cyberattack by North Korea.

Hacker culture can be esoteric, but this entertaining reference is here to help. Written by a longtime hacker, this fun reference introduces you to key people and companies, fundamental ideas, and milestone films, games, and magazines in the annals of hacking. From phreaking to deepfakes, and from APT (advanced package tool) to zombie malware, grasping the terminology is crucial to understanding hacker culture and history.

In Human Hacked by Len Noe, a pioneering cyborg with ten microchips implanted in his body, you'll find a startlingly insightful take on the fusion of biology and technology. The author provides a groundbreaking discussion of bio-implants, cybersecurity threats, and defenses.

Once relegated to the fringes of society, transhumanism (the use of technology to enhance human intellectual and physical capability) is now poised to enter our cultural mainstream. It has found adherents in Silicon Valley billionaires Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis. Google has entered the picture, establishing a bio-tech subsidiary aimed at solving the problem of aging. In To Be a Machine, journalist Mark O'Connell takes a headlong dive into this burgeoning movement.

Unlock the power of technology with this comprehensive 2-in-1 book bundle designed to take your skills from beginner to pro. Whether you're an aspiring coder, tech enthusiast, or someone looking to break into the lucrative world of IT, this guide has everything you need.

In Cybersecurity for Non-Tech Entrepreneurs, Nafeez Imtiaz offers a lifeline for business builders who have zero interest in becoming tech experts but know they can’t afford to be digitally naive. This isn’t another jargon-filled guide written for engineers—it’s a vibrant, real-world playbook packed with stories, close calls, and lessons learned from scrappy startups and friends who trusted the wrong links, lost precious data, or found themselves locked out of their own creations.

Come with us on a journey through the shadowy corridors of the "Dark Web" to examine what goes on in a hacker's mind. Learn about the hacker's tricks and tools of the trade used to entice or frighten people into following their lead. You'll hear stories of cyber criminals who went legit, creating quite the stir in corporations like Google and Microsoft. You'll also be introduced to hackers who have threatened our national security and compromised global systems to reveal their secrets.

#HACKED2 is the follow-up to an award-winning book #HACKED, that was written with industry leaders in cybersecurity. It offers practical advice about what you can do if your business or privacy has been threatened, but it also provides multiple viewpoints on how these issues are being addressed across various fields around the globe - making this resource essential for anyone who wants better awareness of global threats faced today!

Das Internet bietet Verbrechern ganz neue Möglichkeiten: Hacker attackieren Bezahlsysteme, beeinflussen Wahlen und ganze Demokratien. Gehackt und erpresst werden nicht nur Konzerne und Internetgrößen wie Facebook oder Microsoft, auch kleine und mittlere Unternehmen sind immer häufiger im Visier der Internetmafia. Jeder, der das Internet nutzt, ob privat oder beruflich, kann Opfer einer Attacke werden.

Veteran information security professional Emily Crose delivers a deep dive into the history of the United States government's nuanced relationship with hacker culture and the role the latter has played in the former's domestic policy and geopolitics. In the book, you'll learn about significant events that have changed the way the hacking community has been perceived by the public, the state, and other hackers.

Special Agent Will Parker ist beim FBI, um der Allgemeinheit zu dienen. Doch als seine Vorgesetzten ihm einen undurchsichtigen Partner zur Seite stellen und einen Mordfall zuteilen, der im Zusammenhang mit seiner Vergangenheit steht, wird er misstrauisch. Immerhin war Parker früher CEO seines eigenen IT-Konzerns, und das Mordopfer wollte den bahnbrechenden Prototyp eines Quantencomputers verkaufen, der seiner Firma gehört. Während die Ermittlungen immer undurchschaubarer werden und sogar ausländische Agenten mitmischen, muss sich Parker entscheiden, wem seine Loyalität gehört: seiner Firma oder dem FBI.

遠隔操作、身代金の要求、ログイン情報やファイルの窃取……テレワークのPCは危険にさらされている!?

The Internet was meant to set us free. But have we unwittingly handed too much away to shadowy powers behind a wall of code, all manipulated by a handful of Silicon Valley utopians, ad men, and venture capitalists? And, in light of recent data breach scandals around companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, what does that mean for democracy, our delicately balanced system of government that was created long before big data, total information, and artificial intelligence? In this urgent polemic, Jamie Bartlett argues that through our unquestioning embrace of big tech, the building blocks of democracy are slowly being removed.

Though the head of a major multinational corporation and a key player in world affairs, Samuel Walker Cox has a past that few people know about. But that group is about to get bigger. A computer disk has fallen into the hands of the Net Force, outing the powerful American businessman as a former Russian spy.

Minor viruses are eating away at the Net Force computers. The email shut-downs and flickering monitors are hardly emergencies - but they've been keeping the tech department hopping. Same with the sudden rash of time-consuming lawsuits. No one in the Net Force has a moment to spare, which is exactly the way Mitchell Townsend Ames wants it. Because when the shadowy mastermind launches his master plan, he wants Net Force to be looking the other way....

Die Revolution begann in Kinderzimmern: Mit dem C64, dem ersten millionenfach verbreiteten Heimcomputer...