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The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers
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Rating:  - mitnick
I could not manage to get through the whole of this book, and in fact gave it away, because Mitnick is so pompous as to make a subject that is so thoroughly interesting so painful to get through. Seriously, he must have none of his over-inflated personality left because I think it all dripped out of my book.
Rating:  - Interesting if you can get past the horrible writing....
This guy is definitely a geek and NOT an English major. The stories are interesting and frightening if you can get past the constant run on sentences and poor grammar. Good luck.
Rating:  - Must read for anyone with an interest in computer security
While these stories describe different exploits they all provide different lessons and are from that POV well worthwhile. Several of the stories are quite funny (the hacked Coke machine for instance--the password jumped out at me as soon as they said no one could ever guess it) but still worth while. There is too much tendency to depend on hardware solutions when folks don't realise that those are computers too and they can be hacked just as easily or even more so than a PC. Some of the stories are probably exaggerated as Mitnick admits he was unable to verify all of them particularly the shorts at the end of the book. Some of chapter 10 is probably exaggerated but I used to do pen tests and its certainly overall credible. A very valuable book overall. I can sympathise when some of the "white hat" security experts turn vigilante and deface websites etc. out of frustration. The reason that I left the field was because often my big decision after an audit was "do I just dust off the report I did 2 years ago or do I write a new one" because more often than not nothing had changed and none of the holes had been plugged. Most of the times I wrote a new report were because new vulnerabilities had been added.
Rating:  - Art of Intrusion Review
Written by Kevin D. Mitnick and William L. Simon, The Art of Intrusion is a unique book showcasing true short stories submitted by hackers telling about the various hacks they have done. With everything from cheating at Las Vegas casinos to breaking into bank computer systems, the book is both educational and entertaining. After each story, ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick gives advice on how to prevent intrusions like the ones described in the book from happening to you or your business, as well as some insight on why the systems were so vulnerable in the first place. It is like a suspense novel for the computer-savvy. If you want to be entertained and learn something new each time you pick up the book, you can't go wrong with The Art of Intrusion.
Rating: - changed my life
This book revolutionalized my view on computer security. I was embarrassed to admit to myself that my own computer security was worse than all these hacks put together.
It got me thinking about every aspect of security. Call your bank(s) and ask them: 'if someone steals my pin number, am I on the hook for the money they steal out of my account?' - the answers are surprising.
I completely overhauled the security of my own computers and accounts, then i started to think about how to make improvements in the security at the company I work for.
The information in this book is truly priceless.
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