Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet

Author - Wallace Wang ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from No Starch Press was reviewed on 14-Jun-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by No Starch Press. Nutshell review - Not a bad book, fun to read, can learn a few things and worth a read. Listed some good resources but will date quickly in the Internet age.
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2) Paperback Book Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by No Starch Press. "Hackers are generally lazy but intelligent, which means they don´t like doing something boring that they can program the computer to do for them instead." and thats as far as I got. It irritates me how someone thinks they have enough knowledge on a subject to write a book, yet blatantly has no understanding of the subculture they pretend to have an expertise in. You can get away with this trashy writing in The Daily Mail, but if you´re trying to educate people then you´re just going to get seen thru straight away.¤

3) Paperback Book Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by No Starch Press. This is a very interesting book, full of web links, tips and Internet resources. This reminds me of another earlier book on Internet web resources but on different topics. Sharing files seems so harmless, and yet it touches on many aspects of our lives. From downloading the innocent MP3 music, to sharing the pirated software (i.e., warez), to browsing pornographic images, this shows how easy one can cross the line. This is certainly a book for the security professionals who would like to have a better understanding of how the hacking underground works, how the secret trading is done from using newsgroups, IRC chats to how hackers use peer-to-peer file sharing technologies such as eDonkey, Kazza, bit Torrent, to distribute their files/secrets. It is also a book for anyone who simply wants to have an awareness of what is out there.

The book also explains how hacker hides his identity in this digital world. In addition to explaining how these technologies can be used, the author also provides suggestions for readers how to protect their systems from having worm, and/or virus attacks. The author also provides a list of freeware for anti-virus protection for those who cannot afford to buy, as well as providing alterative open software for office and photoshops utilities. Lastly, the author talks about copyright laws and what the future holds, giving his opinion on whether how we could adapt to the file sharing technologies. All in all, this is a very informative book. It certainly is an eye-opener.¤

4) Paperback Book Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by No Starch Press. Definitely a book for beginners, this book is not much more then an introduction to the "dark underside". It should effectively scare any parents or newbes, but bore anyone who´s been on the net for any amount of time. I´m not very experienced on the subject of security but still this book didn´t have much to offer me. There are a lot of other books out there that provide this information and take it a step or two farther.

The book does present a nice history lesson about hacking and tells about many hacking programs, but most of them are nothing but history themselves. Probably the most informative thing about this book is the web sites it references. It does give you starting blocks to find information you´re interested in but doesn´t do much for providing that information itself.

If your looking for the possible bad things you could encounter on the net this book provides an introduction to them. It´s a good read for someone who only wants the basics. But if you want some more in-depth information don´t waste your time and money.
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5) Paperback Book Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by No Starch Press. Upon finishing a book, I always take a moment to reflect on what I´ve learned from the reading of it. Experts/hackers, don´t waste your money. This book is a good primer for the computer-illiterate parent who wants to protect their children, or the new computer owner who wants to keep their machine relatively "safe" from viruses and script kiddies. Professionals will learn nothing new, nor will veteran hackers or even long time computer users. Also, I don´t recommend this book to anyone living in a dictatorship or third world country (for reasons of personal safety).

Wallace Wang´s sense of humor and amusing paranoia kept me from falling asleep on the pages. After all, if the FBI, CIA or NSA is -seriously- after you, I think you have bigger problems than securing your email.¤

6) Paperback Book Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by No Starch Press. This offbeat, non-technical book looks at what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. The third edition of this bestseller (over 150,000 copies sold) adopts the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first two editions a huge success. Thoroughly updated, this edition also covers rootkits, spyware, web bugs, identity theft, hacktivism, wireless hacking (wardriving), biometrics, and firewalls.¤

Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 12-Jul-2008, 1593270003689145700039, 050-031-0X1-251-9UB-USB-W0B-8

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