In addition to all the other great suggestions so far I'd add.. Michaelmas by Algis Budrys is a book that deserves more popularity than it has (it's a bit old but quite prophetic with its references to worldwide network of computers and an interesting hero) The Voice of the Whirlwind by Walter John Williams
For non-fiction I'd recommend... Zen Computer by Philip Toshio Sudo as I need enlightenment as well as a screen tan BB -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grymoire Sent: 18 January 2010 16:16 To: [email protected] Subject: [Pauldotcom] Fiction for Security geeks I echo other's comments. Shockwave Rider was one of the first books to talk about computer hacking. Cryptonomicron, Daemon, yes yes yes. For a laugh,, look as Deception Point, by Dan Brown and some of Tom Clancy's "Op Center" books are unintentionally hilarious. I recall one part where a guy was racing his small nimble data packet in order to get to a server before a big dangerous data packet arrived. ROTF! Some recent reads I enjoyed:. * "This is not a game" - by Walter Jon Williams About someone using social networking resources to solve real issues using the fiction that it's a game. * Hammerjack - Marc D. Giller - Matrix-style hacking. I enjoyed it, but I can;t remember the plot too well. * Altered Carbon Not a acking but, but a futureistic world where people's minds are transmitted, and memory dumps are backed up and perhaps hacked. A great read. It's a hard-boild dectective story in a futuristic world. * Outrageous Fortune - Tim Scott - Bizarre and insane. Freaking wierd! But it all makes sense at the end. the real key is the DNA Virus. And you will be talking about some of the scenes for years. Kiln People - Not security, but a wonderfiul SciFi book on what happens if you can replicate memory and place it in a spare body. Awesome concepts. One of the keys to great SciFi is when one person takes and idea, and expands it and expands it to create a whole new world where everythign is changed, including societies. This is one of those books. Non-fiction * Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick. Light on details. And I'm sure Kevini's story is very different. * Hacker Crackdown - Bruce Sterling - buch of short histories of hackers. And in a completely different SciFi genre, that might appeal to some: * Crossover & * Breakaway & * KillSwitch - Joel Shepard She's a super Ninja/Combat specializt She's horny as hell She's a robot in human form (I just had to mention this one :-). _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
