{"product_id":"9781593271053","title":"Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you thought hacking was just about mischief-makers hunched over computers in the basement, think again. As seasoned author Wallace Wang explains, hacking can also mean questioning the status quo, looking for your own truths and never accepting at face value anything authorities say or do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe completely revised fourth edition of this offbeat, non-technical book examines what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. Written in the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first three editions hugely successful, \u003ci\u003eSteal This Computer Book 4.0\u003c\/i\u003e will expand your mind and raise your eyebrows. New chapters discuss the \u003cu\u003ehacker mentality\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003esocial engineering\u003c\/u\u003e and \u003cu\u003elock picking\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003eexploiting P2P\u003c\/u\u003e file-sharing networks, and how people \u003cu\u003emanipulate search engines\u003c\/u\u003e and pop-up ads to \u003cu\u003eobtain and use personal information\u003c\/u\u003e. Wang also takes issue with the media for \"hacking\" the news and presenting the public with self-serving stories of questionable accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you’ll discover:\u003cbr\u003e–How to manage and \u003cu\u003efight spam and spyware\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–How \u003cu\u003eTrojan horse programs and rootkits\u003c\/u\u003e work and how to defend against them\u003cbr\u003e–How hackers \u003cu\u003esteal software\u003c\/u\u003e and defeat copy-protection mechanisms\u003cbr\u003e–How to \u003cu\u003etell if your machine is being attacked\u003c\/u\u003e and what you can do to protect it\u003cbr\u003e–Where the hackers are, \u003cu\u003ehow they probe a target and sneak into a computer\u003c\/u\u003e, and what they do once they get inside\u003cbr\u003e–How corporations use hacker techniques \u003cu\u003eto infect your computer and invade your privacy\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–How you can lock down your computer \u003cu\u003eto protect your data and your personal information\u003c\/u\u003e using free programs included on the book’s CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve ever logged onto a website, conducted an online transaction, sent or received email, used a networked computer or even watched the evening news, you may have already been tricked, tracked, hacked, and manipulated. As the saying goes, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. And, as Wallace Wang reveals, they probably are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe companion CD contains hundreds of megabytes of 100% FREE hacking and security related programs, like keyloggers, spyware stoppers, port blockers, IP scanners, Trojan horse detectors, and much, much more. CD compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053297516784,"sku":"9781593271053","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593271053_p0.jpg?v=1763806566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593271053","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}