Hackers and Hacking: A Reference Handbook: A Reference Handbook

by Thomas J. Holt, Bernadette H. Schell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610692779
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/19/2013
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	354
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

"This unique addition to the Contemporary World Issues series enables the nontechie to better comprehend this worldwide issue of cybercrime. . . . A worthwhile addition to the reference collections of high school, academic, and public libraries."

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From the Publisher

10/01/2013
. ebook available. LC 2013007935.

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