Ghost in the Wires
My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
Ranked #2 in Hacking, Ranked #6 in Security — see more rankings.
If they were a hall of fame or shame for computer hackers, a Kevin Mitnick plaque would be mounted the near the entrance. While other nerds were fumbling with password possibilities, this adept break-artist was penetrating the digital secrets of Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation, Nokia, Motorola, Pacific Bell, and other mammoth enterprises. His Ghost in the Wires memoir paints an action portrait of a plucky loner motivated by a passion for trickery, not material game. (P.S. Mitnick's capers have already been the subject of two books and a movie. This first-person account is...
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Richard Bejtlich In 2002 I reviewed Kevin Mitnick's first book, The Art of Deception. In 2005 I reviewed his second book, The Art of Intrusion. I gave both books four stars. Mitnick's newest book, however, with long-time co-author Bill Simon, is a cut above their previous collaborations and earns five stars. As far as I can tell (and I am no Mitnick expert, despite reading almost all previous texts mentioning him), this is the real deal. Mitnick addresses just about everything you might want to know about. For me, the factor that made the book very unique was the authors' attention to detail. This sounds like... (Source)
Antonio Eram This book was recommended by Antonio when asked for titles he would recommend to young people interested in his career path. (Source)
Nick Janetakis I'm going to start reading Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick this week. I used to go to 2600 meetings back when he was arrested for wire fraud and other hacking related shenanigans in the mid 1990s. I'm fascinated by things like social engineering and language in general. In the end, I just want to be entertained by his stories. For someone who is into computer programming, a book like this is pretty close to porn! (Source)
Rankings by Category
Ghost in the Wires is ranked in the following categories:
- #17 in Computer
- #24 in Cryptography
- #6 in Cyber Security
- #53 in IT
- #62 in Information Technology
- #61 in Internet
- #62 in Mathematician Biography
- #29 in Network Security
- #15 in Social Engineering
- #50 in Tech
- #31 in Technology
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