Amazon.com just posted my five star review of The Hacker Crackdown by Bruce Sterling. From the review:Bruce Sterling\'s book The Hacker Crackdown (THC) captures the spirit and history of the \"hacker scene\" in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Having lived through that period with my C-64 and first 386 PC, I thought the author accurately describes what it was like for computer users during that era. THC is one of my favorite books on hacker activity because it combines a narrative with the author\'s accounts of interactions with key individuals. THC expertly tells several stories from multiple perspectives -- hacker, law enforcement, security professional, telecom operator, even homeless man-on-the-street! The author also manages to not offend technically-minded readers while describing material for non-technical audiences. Copyright 2003-2009 Richard Bejtlich and TaoSecurity (taosecurity.blogspot.com and www.taosecurity.com)
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This is a great book - it reads like fiction
keatron - 623 days ago