Hacktivism
An Inside Look at the Motives and Methods of Cyber Activists
- 1st Edition - May 1, 2012
- Imprint: Syngress
- Author: Steve Ragan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 9 7 4 9 - 9 6 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 9 7 4 9 - 9 6 7 - 5
Meet the faceless group of people who, if pushed, are a serious threat to an organization’s network and data. With the aid of previously unpublished information, and firsthand ac… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMeet the faceless group of people who, if pushed, are a serious threat to an organization’s network and data. With the aid of previously unpublished information, and firsthand accounts from those who take part in the operations themselves, this is a rare view of the loosely organized group of people known as hacktivists, including groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec.
This book, including actual interviews with hacktivists themselves, will covers the history of groups such as Anonymous, their methods of attack, and the tools they use, all while examining some of their more successful operations. With previously unpublished details, including training session transcripts, comments from participants in various hacktivist operations, and chat logs, you can gain unique insight into the methods and mindset of hacktivists.
• Learn about the history and tactics of hacktivist groups from the inside out.
• Contains a wealth of previously unpublished information, including firsthand accounts from those who take part in hacktivist operations.
• Understand the methods used by cyber activists through case histories of some of their most successful attacks.
Information Security professionals of all levels, web application developers, recreational hackers, CIOs, CSOs, IT managers, InfoSec consultants, risk management consultants. Also could have a broader consumer audience.
Chapter 1: Welcome to Chaos
Chapter 2: The Early History of Hacktivism
Chapter 3: Understanding the Faceless Legion
Chapter 4: In Their Own Words – The Voice of a Cyber Activist
Chapter 5: Joining the Hacktivist Cause
Chapter 6: School Is in Session – Hacktivists in Training
Chapter 7: Chanology
Chapter 8: Operation Payback
Chapter 9: Operation Tunisia
Chapter 10: Operation Egypt
Chapter 11: Operation HBGary
Chapter 12: Operation Sony
Chapter 13: LulzSec
Chapter 14: AntiSec
Chapter 15: When Cyber Activism Fails (Operation BOA)
Chapter 16: IT Lessons – Dealing with Threats
Chater 17:Arrests and Raids
Chapter 18: The Role of Law Enforcement
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 1, 2012
- Imprint: Syngress
- No. of pages: 352
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781597499606
- eBook ISBN: 9781597499675
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Steve Ragan
Steve Ragan is the Security Editor for The Tech Herald, and has been an investigative journalist for several years. Steve started his career in IT and has spent more than 15 years in the trenches of IT security and management. His past work experience includes positions in network engineering, security development, and policy management to a number of websites, supporting fan-based communities centered around movies, books, and popular tech topics. Currently, he oversees the network and security management of NOC operations for WotR Ltd., in Glasgow, Scotland. Steve’s IT security articles have been published on both The Tech Herald and Monsters & Critics.
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Security Editor, The Tech Herald