Mezonic agenda : hacking the presidency /
Thompson, Herbert H.
Mezonic agenda : hacking the presidency / Herbert H. Thompson. - Rockford, MA : Syngress Pub., ©2004. - 1 online resource (xx, 375 pages). - Cyber-Fiction Ser. . - Cyber-Fiction Ser. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 368).
Cover; Contents; Preface; About the CD; About the Contest; Part One, The Mezonic Agenda: Hacking the Presidency; Prologue: Seattle, WA; Chapter 1: Seattle, WA; Chapter 2: Macau, China; Chapter 3: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 4: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 5: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 6: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 7: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 8: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 9: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 10: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 11: Seattle, Washington; Chapter 12: Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The Mezonic Agenda deals with some of the most pressing topics in technology and computer security today including: reverse engineering, cryptography, buffer overflows, and steganography. The book tells the tale of criminal hackers attempting to compromise the results of a presidential election for their own gain. The accompanying CD contains real, working versions of all the applications described in the fictional narrative of the book. Computer users, programmers, IT professionals, and policy makers need to be made aware of the risks involved with deploying new technologies and see how attackers can leverage these technologies for their own purposes. While the story in The Mezonic Agenda is fictional, the technologies, exploits, and hacking techniques are all very real. * The first cyber-thriller" that allows the reader to "hack along" using the accompanying CD which contains working versions of all the applications described in the book. * To be published in October 2004 when interest in the American Presidential election will be at its highest. * Provides IT professionals with the most advanced, timely, and accurate information available on security exploits in a fascinating, fictional narrative.
9781931836838 1931836833 1931836000 9781931836005 0080479405 9780080479408
EBL203401 eBook Library http://www.eblib.com
Computers--Fiction.
American fiction.
FICTION--Suspense.
American fiction.
Computers.
Litteratur Engelsk, amerikansk litteratur. Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag
Electronic books.
Political fiction.
Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Political fiction.
PS3620.T56 / M49 2004eb
813/.6
Mezonic agenda : hacking the presidency / Herbert H. Thompson. - Rockford, MA : Syngress Pub., ©2004. - 1 online resource (xx, 375 pages). - Cyber-Fiction Ser. . - Cyber-Fiction Ser. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 368).
Cover; Contents; Preface; About the CD; About the Contest; Part One, The Mezonic Agenda: Hacking the Presidency; Prologue: Seattle, WA; Chapter 1: Seattle, WA; Chapter 2: Macau, China; Chapter 3: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 4: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 5: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 6: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 7: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 8: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 9: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 10: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chapter 11: Seattle, Washington; Chapter 12: Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The Mezonic Agenda deals with some of the most pressing topics in technology and computer security today including: reverse engineering, cryptography, buffer overflows, and steganography. The book tells the tale of criminal hackers attempting to compromise the results of a presidential election for their own gain. The accompanying CD contains real, working versions of all the applications described in the fictional narrative of the book. Computer users, programmers, IT professionals, and policy makers need to be made aware of the risks involved with deploying new technologies and see how attackers can leverage these technologies for their own purposes. While the story in The Mezonic Agenda is fictional, the technologies, exploits, and hacking techniques are all very real. * The first cyber-thriller" that allows the reader to "hack along" using the accompanying CD which contains working versions of all the applications described in the book. * To be published in October 2004 when interest in the American Presidential election will be at its highest. * Provides IT professionals with the most advanced, timely, and accurate information available on security exploits in a fascinating, fictional narrative.
9781931836838 1931836833 1931836000 9781931836005 0080479405 9780080479408
EBL203401 eBook Library http://www.eblib.com
Computers--Fiction.
American fiction.
FICTION--Suspense.
American fiction.
Computers.
Litteratur Engelsk, amerikansk litteratur. Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag
Electronic books.
Political fiction.
Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Political fiction.
PS3620.T56 / M49 2004eb
813/.6