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- 09. What are some books of interest to hackers?
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- General Computer Security
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- Computer Security Basics
- Author: Deborah Russell and G.T. Gengemi Sr.
- Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
- Copyright Date: 1991
- ISBN: 0-937175-71-4
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- This is an excellent book. It gives a broad overview of
- computer security without sacrificing detail. A must read for
- the beginning security expert.
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- Computer Security Management
- Author: Karen Forcht
- Publisher: Boyd and Fraser
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-87835-881-1
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- Information Systems Security
- Author: Philip Fites and Martin Kratz
- Publisher: Van Nostrad Reinhold
- Copyright Date: 1993
- ISBN: 0-442-00180-0
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- Computer Related Risks
- Author: Peter G. Neumann
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley
- Copyright Date: 1995
- ISBN: 0-201-55805-X
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- Computer Security Management
- Author: Karen Forcht
- Publisher: boyd & fraser publishing company
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-87835-881-1
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- N The Stephen Cobb Complete Book of PC and LAN Security
- Author: Stephen Cobb
- Publisher: Windcrest Books
- Copyright Date: 1992
- ISBN: 0-8306-9280-0 (hardback) 0-8306-3280-8 (paperback)
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- N Security in Computing
- Author: Charles P. Pfleeger
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Copyright Date: 1989
- ISBN: 0-13-798943-1.
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- N Building a Secure Computer System
- Author: Morrie Gasser
- Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
- Copyright Date:
- ISBN: 0-442-23022-2
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- N Modern Methods for Computer Security
- Author: Lance Hoffman
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Copyright Date: 1977
- ISBN:
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- N Windows NT 3.5 Guidelines for Security, Audit and Control
- Author:
- Publisher: Microsoft Press
- Copyright Date:
- ISBN: 1-55615-814-9
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- Unix System Security
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- Practical Unix Security
- Author: Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford
- Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
- Copyright Date: 1991
- ISBN: 0-937175-72-2
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- Finally someone with a very firm grasp of Unix system security
- gets down to writing a book on the subject. Buy this book.
- Read this book.
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- Firewalls and Internet Security
- Author: William Cheswick and Steven Bellovin
- Publisher: Addison Wesley
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-201-63357-4
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- Unix System Security
- Author: Rik Farrow
- Publisher: Addison Wesley
- Copyright Date: 1991
- ISBN: 0-201-57030-0
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- Unix Security: A Practical Tutorial
- Author: N. Derek Arnold
- Publisher: McGraw Hill
- Copyright Date: 1993
- ISBN: 0-07-002560-6
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- Unix System Security: A Guide for Users and Systems Administrators
- Author: David A. Curry
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley
- Copyright Date: 1992
- ISBN: 0-201-56327-4
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- Unix System Security
- Author: Patrick H. Wood and Stephen G. Kochan
- Publisher: Hayden Books
- Copyright Date: 1985
- ISBN: 0-672-48494-3
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- Unix Security for the Organization
- Author: Richard Bryant
- Publisher: Sams
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-672-30571-2
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- Network Security
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- Network Security Secrets
- Author: David J. Stang and Sylvia Moon
- Publisher: IDG Books
- Copyright Date: 1993
- ISBN: 1-56884-021-7
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- Not a total waste of paper, but definitely not worth the
- $49.95 purchase price. The book is a rehash of previously
- published information. The only secret we learn from reading
- the book is that Sylvia Moon is a younger woman madly in love
- with the older David Stang.
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- Complete Lan Security and Control
- Author: Peter Davis
- Publisher: Windcrest / McGraw Hill
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-8306-4548-9 and 0-8306-4549-7
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- Network Security
- Author: Steven Shaffer and Alan Simon
- Publisher: AP Professional
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-12-638010-4
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- Cryptography
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- Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C
- Author: Bruce Schneier
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-471-59756-2
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- Bruce Schneier's book replaces all other texts on
- cryptography. If you are interested in cryptography, this is
- a must read. This may be the first and last book on
- cryptography you may ever need to buy.
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- Cryptography and Data Security
- Author: Dorothy Denning
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
- Copyright Date: 1982
- ISBN: 0-201-10150-5
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- Protect Your Privacy: A Guide for PGP Users
- Author: William Stallings
- Publisher: Prentice-Hall
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 0-13-185596-4
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- Programmed Threats
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- The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses
- Author: Mark Ludwig
- Publisher: American Eagle Publications
- Copyright Date: 1990
- ISBN: 0-929408-02-0
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- The original, and still the best, book on computer viruses.
- No media hype here, just good clean technical information.
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- Computer Viruses, Artificial Life and Evolution
- Author: Mark Ludwig
- Publisher: American Eagle Publications
- Copyright Date: 1993
- ISBN: 0-929408-07-1
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- Computer Viruses, Worms, Data Diddlers, Killer Programs, and Other
- Threats to Your System
- Author: John McAfee and Colin Haynes
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- Copyright Date: 1989
- ISBN: 0-312-03064-9 and 0-312-02889-X
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- The Virus Creation Labs: A Journey Into the Underground
- Author: George Smith
- Publisher: American Eagle Publications
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN:
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- Telephony
- ~~~~~~~~~
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- Engineering and Operations in the Bell System
- Author: R.F. Rey
- Publisher: Bell Telephont Laboratories
- Copyright Date: 1983
- ISBN: 0-932764-04-5
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- Although hopelessly out of date, this book remains *THE* book
- on telephony. This book is 100% Bell, and is loved by phreaks
- the world over.
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- Telephony: Today and Tomorrow
- Author: Dimitris N. Chorafas
- Publisher: Prentice-Hall
- Copyright Date: 1984
- ISBN: 0-13-902700-9
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- The Telecommunications Fact Book and Illustrated Dictionary
- Author: Ahmed S. Khan
- Publisher: Delmar Publishers, Inc.
- Copyright Date: 1992
- ISBN: 0-8273-4615-8
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- I find this dictionary to be an excellent reference book on
- telephony, and I recommend it to anyone with serious
- intentions in the field.
-
- N Tandy/Radio Shack Cellular Hardware
- Author: Judas Gerard and Damien Thorn
- Publisher: Phoenix Rising Communications
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN:
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- N The Phone Book
- Author: Carl Oppendahl
- Publisher: Consumer Reports
- Copyright Date:
- ISBN: 0-89043-364-x
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- Listing of every cellular ID in the us, plus roaming ports,
- and info numbers for each carrier.
-
- N Principles of Caller I.D.
- Author:
- Publisher: International MicroPower Corp.
- Copyright Date:
- ISBN:
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- Hacking History and Culture
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
- Author: Bruce Sterling
- Publisher: Bantam Books
- Copyright Date: 1982
- ISBN: 0-553-56370-X
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- Bruce Sterling has recently released the book FREE to the net.
- The book is much easier to read in print form, and the
- paperback is only $5.99. Either way you read it, you will be
- glad you did. Mr. Sterling is an excellent science fiction
- author and has brought his talent with words to bear on the
- hacking culture. A very enjoyable reading experience.
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- Cyberpunk
- Author: Katie Hafner and John Markoff
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster
- Copyright Date: 1991
- ISBN: 0-671-77879-X
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- The Cuckoo's Egg
- Author: Cliff Stoll
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster
- Copyright Date: 1989
- ISBN: 0-671-72688-9
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- Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
- Author: Steven Levy
- Publisher: Doubleday
- Copyright Date: 1984
- ISBN: 0-440-13495-6
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- Unclassified
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- The Hacker's Handbook
- Author: Hugo Cornwall
- Publisher: E. Arthur Brown Company
- Copyright Date:
- ISBN: 0-912579-06-4
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- Secrets of a Super Hacker
- Author: The Knightmare
- Publisher: Loompanics
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 1-55950-106-5
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- The Knightmare is no super hacker. There is little or no real
- information in this book. The Knightmare gives useful advice
- like telling you not to dress up before going trashing.
- The Knightmare's best hack is fooling Loompanics into
- publishing this garbage.
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- The Day The Phones Stopped
- Author: Leonard Lee
- Publisher: Primus / Donald I Fine, Inc.
- Copyright Date: 1992
- ISBN: 1-55611-286-6
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- Total garbage. Paranoid delusions of a lunatic. Less factual
- data that an average issue of the Enquirer.
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- Information Warfare
- Author: Winn Swartau
- Publisher: Thunder Mountain Press
- Copyright Date: 1994
- ISBN: 1-56025-080-1
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- An Illustrated Guide to the Techniques and Equipment of Electronic Warfare
- Author: Doug Richardson
- Publisher: Salamander Press
- Copyright Date:
- ISBN: 0-668-06497-8
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