Hacking of America: Who's Doing It, Why, and How
Hackers get a bad rap. Businesses, industries, and even society as a whole covet their skills, yet they are often misunderstood and frequently despised. Is their vilification justified? This is the first book to use previously validated psychological inventories to explore and profile the personalities and behavioral traits of more than 200 self-admitted hackers. Many of the profiled are at the top of their game, revered by both the good hackers (white hats) and their more malevolent peers...
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This is the first book to explore and profile the personalities and behavioral traits of more than 200 self-admitted hackers.
IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction: Fears About Hackers and Why This Book Was Written3Case 1Kevin Mitnick13Ch. 2Hackerdom History, Highlights, Facts, and Headline Makers21Case 2Susan Thunder35Ch. 3A Balanced View About Hackers: The Good Side39Case 3Neil Barrett50Ch. 4A Balanced View About Hackers: The Bad Side55Case 4How to Break into Computers75Ch. 5The Demographic Profile of J. Random Hacker: What the Literature Says and What Our Study Found101Ch. 6The Psychological Aspects of Hackers: What the Literature Says115Case 6Carolyn P. Meinel146Ch. 7The Psychological Aspects of Hackers: What Our Study Found151Case 7Geeks vs. G-men162Ch. 8The Social Characteristics of Hackers: What the Literature Says and What Our Study Found165Case 8Life in Cyberspace184Ch. 9The Black Hat Cyberterrorists: What the Literature Says187Case 9Mohammed Atta and Ziad Zarrah213Ch. 10The Black Hat Cyberstalkers: What the Literature Says and What Our Study Found217Case 10Zyklon232Ch. 11Social Controls on Hackers: Court Remedies and Legislation in North America and Britain241Case 11Bernie S.265Ch. 12The Ethics and Morality of Hackers: Are Present Remedies Working?279Further Reading299Index303
