A01=Bernadette H. Schell
A01=Thomas J. Holt
Author_Bernadette H. Schell
Author_Thomas J. Holt
Botnets
Category=JP
Category=URH
China
Computer Hacking
Cracking
Current Events and Issues: Science and Technology
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity
Cyberwarfare
Data Breaches
eq_bestseller
eq_computing
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Kevin
Mafiaboy
Malware
Mitnick
Product details
- ISBN 9781610692762
- Weight: 709g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 19 Jul 2013
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of hacking from a multidisciplinary perspective that addresses the social and technological aspects of this unique activity as well as its impact.
What defines the social world of hackers? How do individuals utilize hacking techniques against corporations, governments, and the general public? And what motivates them to do so? This book traces the origins of hacking from the 1950s to today and provides an in-depth exploration of the ways in which hackers define themselves, the application of malicious and ethical hacking techniques, and how hackers' activities are directly tied to the evolution of the technologies we use every day.
Rather than presenting an overly technical discussion of the phenomenon of hacking, this work examines the culture of hackers and the technologies they exploit in an easy-to-understand format. Additionally, the book documents how hacking can be applied to engage in various forms of cybercrime, ranging from the creation of malicious software to the theft of sensitive information and fraud—acts that can have devastating effects upon our modern information society.
Thomas J. Holt, PhD, is associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. His published work includes Crime On-Line: Correlates, Causes, and Context and Digital Crime and Digital Terrorism, Second Edition.
Bernadette H. Schell, PhD, is vice-provost at Laurentian University in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. She was formerly Founding Dean of Business and Information Technology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Her published work includes The Hacking of America: Who's Doing It, Why, and How and Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime: Social Dynamics and Implications.
