{"product_id":"breaking-and-entering-the-extraordinary-story-of-a-hacker-called-alien-paperback","title":"Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called \"Alien\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy N. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ea woman known only as Alien.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she arrived at MIT in the 1990s, Alien was quickly drawn to the school's tradition of high-risk physical trespassing: the original \"hacking.\" Within a year, one of her hallmates was dead and two others were arraigned. Alien's adventures were only just beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a stint at the storied, secretive Los Alamos National Laboratory, Alien was recruited by a top cybersecurity firm where she deployed her cache of virtual weapons--and the trespassing and social engineering talents she had developed while \"hacking\" at MIT. The company tested its clients' security by every means possible--not just coding, but donning disguises and sneaking past guards and secretaries into the C-suite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alien now runs a boutique hacking outfit that caters to some of the world's biggest and most vulnerable institutions--banks, retailers, government agencies. Her work combines devilish charm, old-school deception, and next generation spycraft. In \u003cem\u003eBreaking and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntering, \u003c\/em\u003e cybersecurity finally gets the rich, character-driven, fast-paced treatment it deserves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEREMY N. SMITH writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiscover, \u003c\/i\u003e and he and his work have been featured by CNN, NPR News, and \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003e among other outlets. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Montana, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eGrowing a Garden City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpic Measures\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44810572693606,"sku":"9780358108504","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/uaJqGkD7Tm9780358108504.webp?v=1771620830","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/breaking-and-entering-the-extraordinary-story-of-a-hacker-called-alien-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}