The Art of Invisibility – ITGS book
The Art of Invisibility examines examples of Internet privacy, security, and surveillance issues on the Internet. The book is packed with examples and advice for maintaining privacy and staying secure online.
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Book Review: Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground tells the story of a computer geek turned hacker turned notorious cyber criminal
Social engineering: Using social networks to hack
Hacking systems is often done by exploiting human weaknesses in security systems – known as “social engineering”. This diagram from the Washington Post describes a […]
How Hacking Works: Amazon, Apple, GMail, and Twitter
In my review of The Cuckoo’s Egg last week, I mentioned that the story helped dispel some of the myths surrounding hackers and the way […]
Teen arrested for Scotland Yard hack attacks
A 17 year old has been arrested on suspicion of committing hacking attacks including one against Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist unit’s telephone system. The April 2012 […]