The Art of Intrusion The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers

by Mitnick, Kevin D.; Simon, William L.

• ISBN13: 9780471782667
• ISBN10: 0471782661
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-27
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Hacker extraordinaire Kevin Mitnick delivers the explosive encore to his bestselling The Art of Deception Kevin Mitnick, the world's most celebrated hacker, now devotes his life to helping businesses and governments combat data thieves, cybervandals, and other malicious computer intruders. In his bestselling The Art of Deception, Mitnick presented fictionalized case studies that illustrated how savvy computer crackers use "social engineering" to compromise even the most technically secure computer systems. Now, in his new book, Mitnick goes one step further, offering hair-raising stories of real-life computer break-ins-and showing how the victims could have prevented them. Mitnick's reputation within the hacker community gave him unique credibility with the perpetrators of these crimes, who freely shared their stories with him-and whose exploits Mitnick now reveals in detail for the first time, including: A group of friends who won nearly a million dollars in Las Vegas by reverse-engineering slot machines Two teenagers who were persuaded by terrorists to hack into the Lockheed Martin computer systems Two convicts who joined forces

Author Biography

Kevin D. Mitnick, bestselling author of The Art of Deception, may be the most celebrated hacker ever to "go legit" and apply his considerable skills to helping organizations protect themselves from people like himself. Considered an authority on preventing security breaches, he has appeared on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, and others.

William L. Simon is coauthor of The Art of Deception and the bestseller iCon: Steve Jobs, also published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Hacking the Casinos for a Million Bucks	1	(22)
When Terrorists Come Calling	23	(26)
The Texas Prison Hack	49	(20)
Cops and Robbers	69	(22)
The Robin Hood Hacker	91	(24)
The Wisdom and Folly of Penetration Testing	115	(24)
Of Course Your Bank Is Secure --- Right?	139	(14)
Your Intellectual Property Isn't Safe	153	(42)
On the Continent	195	(26)
Social Engineers --- How They Work and How to Stop Them	221	(26)
Short Takes	247	(14)
Index	261