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tags: book, offensive
name: Hacking - The Art of Exploitation
short_description: Hacking is the art of creative problem solving, whether that means finding an unconventional solution to a difficult problem or exploiting holes in sloppy programming.
target: https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Art-Exploitation-Jon-Erickson/dp/1593271441/
author: Jon Erickson
contributor: gradiuscypher
last_updated: 2020-01-02
render: true

media_type: book
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Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" (Smithsonian).