William L Simon
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Wiley
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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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...
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...
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Hay gente que escoge su camino en la vida. Hay gente que tiene que cargar con él. Y, por último, hay quien descubre su vocación casi accidentalmente, sin que nunca la haya buscado. Steve Jobs dijo en una ocasión que descubrió la fascinación por los ordenadores en su preadolescencia, cuando visitó el Centro Ames de Investigación de la NASA, cerca de Mountain View. De hecho, resulta que nunca vio un ordenador, solamente una terminal. Cuando...
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Vanguard Press
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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The former Senior Vice President of Apple Computer and close colleague of Steve Jobs’s throughout his tenure, Jay Elliot takes readers on a remarkable tour through Jobs’s astonishing career. From the inception of game-changing products like the Apple II and the Macintosh, to his stunning fall from grace,
and on to his rebirth at the helm of Apple, his involvement with Pixar, and the development of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and much more,...
and on to his rebirth at the helm of Apple, his involvement with Pixar, and the development of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and much more,...
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English
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The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security
Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security...
Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security...
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English
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In the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we haven't found answers to one of our most fundamental questions: Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised to answer this all-important question.
Here, Rob Manning, the project's chief engineer, tells of bringing the groundbreaking spacecraft to life. Manning and his team at...
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English
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The buzzword of the twenty-first century is India-and it's not just a story of software, outsourcing, and faraway call centers. With the economy soaring at 8 percent a year, India is a medical and pharmaceutical front-runner, an R&D powerhouse, a rising manufacturing hub, and an up-and-coming cultural trendsetter in areas from fashion to film. And the world is taking note: Western companies from Lockheed Martin to McDonald's are moving in, Ford is...
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Resumen del libro por Strem readers, esta es una versin abreviada del ttulo original.
"El arte del engao" ofrece una visin fascinante del mundo de la ingeniera social y cmo las personas pueden ser manipuladas para revelar informacin confidencial sin darse cuenta. El libro relata una serie de historias reales en las que se utilizan tcnicas de engao para hackear sistemas, obtener acceso a datos y eludir medidas de seguridad. A travs de estas ancdotas,...
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Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title.
The Art of Deception provides a captivating look into the world of social engineering, revealing how hackers manipulate human behavior to gain access to sensitive information. Through real-life examples and expert analysis, the book explores the psychological tactics used in deception, offering insights into how individuals and organizations can protect themselves from these...
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Kevin Mitnick, the world's most wanted computer hacker, managed to hack into some of the country's most powerful—and seemingly impenetrable—agencies and companies. By conning employees into giving him private information and maneuvering through layers of security, he gained access to data that no one else could.
The suspenseful heart of the book unfolds as Mitnick disappears on a three-year run from the FBI. He creates fake identities,
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