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Steal This Computer Book 3: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet
by Wallace Wang	ISBN:1593270003
No Starch Press 2003 (359 pages)
This offbeat, non-technical book looks at what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. This edition also covers rootkits, spyware, web bugs, identity theft, hacktivism, wireless hacking (wardriving), biometrics, and firewalls.

Table of Contents
	Steal This Computer Book 3—What They Won't Tell You About the Internet
	Introduction
	Part 1 - Information Overload (Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics)
	Chapter 1	-	Finding What You Need—The Magic of Search Engines
	Chapter 2	-	Alternative Sources of News and Information
	Chapter 3	-	Censoring Information (We Know What's Best for You)
	Chapter 4	-	Hacktivism—Online Activism
	Chapter 5	-	Pledging Allegiance—Hatred as Patriotism
	Chapter 6	-	Where the Hackers Are
	Part 2 - Dangerous Threats on the Internet
	Chapter 7	-	Viruses and Worms
	Chapter 8	-	Trojan Horses— Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts
	Chapter 9	-	CON Games on the Internet
	Chapter 10	-	Online Stalkers
	Part 3 - Breaking and Entering Computers
	Chapter 11	-	Probing a Target
	Chapter 12	-	Sneaking into a Computer
	Chapter 13	-	Digging In
	Part 4 - Protection Yourself
	Chapter 14	-	Computing on a Shoestring
	Chapter 15	-	Protecting Your Data and Your Privacy
	Chapter 16	-	Waging War on Spam
	Chapter 17	-	Web Bugs, Adware, Pop-Ups, and Spyware
	Part 5 - Protecting Your Computer
	Chapter 18	-	Firewalls, Intrusion-Detection Systems, and Honeypots
	Chapter 19	-	Computer Forensics: Recovering and Deleting Data
	Chapter 20	-	Protecting Your Computer
	Appendix A	-	Software
	Appendix B	-	A Hacker's Gallery of Rogue Tools
	Appendix C	-	A Bit of History—Phone Phreaking and Other Phun
	Appendix D	-	Glossary
	Index
	List of Figures
	List of Tables