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 (black hats).
While there are serious reasons to fear the darker elements of
the hacker community, there is also much to admire in their nobler
counterparts. Fascinating case studies on hackers who have been
caught and convicted of their crimes, as well as those betrayed by
their peers, offer a unique, credible understanding of what makes
hackers tick. The authors examine current laws meant to control
hacking and its collateral crimes--stalking and terrorism--along
with other means of reining in the irresponsible scriptkiddies and
vicious black hats. Moderated and balanced, this book is an
easy-to-read, authoritative source information for anyone
interested in who hackers are, and how much we should worry about
them.
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