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Summary: This book is uuummm, well lame
Review: Actually the book itself is not tha bad, if you have no better literature, but aside from that, it is very outdated. Systems have far better secruity from lame loopholes and backdoors, although the only thing I find in the book worth using is the list of passwords, for a UNIX or VAX cracker, but...well that is outdated as well *lol*
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Summary: Maybe for technophobes...
Review: All this book ever touches upon is hacking theory. Which is mostly common sense among the computer literate. When describing how to create a simulated logon screen, the knightmare includes the code (in BASIC, hah!) on how to print to screen and take input from the keyboard. Then uses remarks to tell you to save it to a file and send an error message, the most difficult part of the program (although still not at all difficult). Such half-baked examples plague this book and are much more common than any other usefull information.
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Summary: Good book for it's time--needs an Internet update
Review: Current reviewers aren't taking this book in context. It was published in 1994 just before the Internet explosion and just at the end of BBS' heyday. For the uniformed, it provides insight into how hackers gain access to systems and a generic idea of how an individual can render a system vulnerable.I'd like a see a similar book published updated for today's Internet environment. I bought this book shortly after it was published and just came back to it this week. In 1994, it seemed quite informative, but it appears merely quaint today.
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Summary: This book isn't for anyone!
Review: First of all i would like to point out that i read the book in a day! And that was about the slowest day of my life. I have come to the conclusion that this book isn't for anyone! First off if you are a "hacker" and you bought this book and followed the tips and thought they were helpful then you need to look up the word Hacker in the InterNet dictionary---then look up lamer---Get my drift! And for the general public who read this book it will give the wrong impression about us. But don't worry ppl the only people who actually bought and use the book for a guide are no threat to society they most likely have names like AcidBurn, ZeroCool, and CrashOveride, and they hang out in local IRC and or AOL chatrooms talking to other lamers about hacking the "Gibson". As for me i will stick to my UNIX Bible, NSA's Trusted networks, and my Man pages and my Linux and SunOS mans. I wouldn't suggest this book for anyone!!! BTW i slapped my friend who bought it and gave it to me!!!
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Summary: Not worth paper printed on...
Review: I believe that this book is not worth the paper that it is printed on. ALL of the information included in this book can be easily found on the internet. Much of the information is very vague and for the most part just points out the obvious. I truly believe that this author's bigest Hack was to actually convince someone to publish this JUNK.
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Summary: Don`t waste your money!
Review: I borrowed this book on a library.As it was made 1994 I thought it could tell me about real hacking.I was wrong.I was stupid enough not to realize that this book was out of date,so I went around speaking about modem-hacking and brute force for a while,until I got smart. This is good trivia,but not a book for today.Sorry.........
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Summary: A nostalgia trip if nothing else.
Review: I didn't buy this book expecting to be informed. Generally, if I see a book on hacking in the mall, I mark it as lame. However, I figured it would be a good laugh, so I bought it. What I got was a return to my childhood. Back when the XT and the Apple II were high tech. Back then, these methods actually worked. Alas, if you don't live in a rural area that has yet to see indoor plumbing, this book won't be much help. In fact, all of it is pretty much common sense and *WAY* outdated. If you use the stuff in this book, expect to get caught. Old timers like me will dig this book for the memories alone. Newbies, on the other hand should steer very clear. If you're reading this, then you are probably online. Save some money and look up everything you can on computer security. You'll learn more about modern hacking online and you won't have to waste money on something soooooo outdated.
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Summary: Older Methods Than ME
Review: I got this book for a birthday present, all I can say is this book is *ok* for someone wanting a book to read, but it really has nothing to do with hacking, mostly all it talks about is carding (credit card fraud) and warez (software piracy) and the little details it does tell are very outdated and uneffective
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Summary: Social Engineering
Review: I have been hacking for 7 years...I read a lot of stuff.I think Knightmare just wants to earn money.This book is not about hacking.Just Social Engineering.Knightmare's hacking methods are the same with the 80's hacker movies...
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Summary: Superhacker? Hardly!
Review: I have been hacking since they invented the term and I have worked as a systems administrator and professional C programmer. I know just about all there is to know about hacking and any true hacker would agree that Knightmare is a novice whose methods are outdated and whose techniques are laughable. There is nothing to learn from this book.
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