ENGLISH

Hacking Cyberspace

By David J. Gunkel

Book information

Publisher
Westview Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0813336694, 9780813336695, 9781429486729
Open Library ID
OL8023951M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
23 MB (23773164 bytes)
Series
Polemics
Pages
250\250
Topic
Computers Security
Library
flazx.com
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Don't judge a book by its cover or even a cursory reading of its title. This book is only tangentially about computer hacking and hackers. Instead of examining the practices of hacking, this book itself functions as hacking. That is, it is a clever and resourceful investigation of computer technology that breaks into and re-purposes the texts and systems that comprise this thing we call "cyberspace." So instead of being a book about hacking, this book learns and uses the lessons of hacking to analyze and mess with information technology. Bottom line: If you are looking for a handbook about hacking or hoping to protect your network from a hack attack, this is not the book for you. But if you are looking for an insightful and eye-opening foray into the social, political, and philosophical aspects of computer technology, then this book is definitely something you will want on your bookshelf.

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