Becoming an Ethical Hacker

Masters at Work

by Gary Rivlin

An acclaimed investigative journalist explores ethical hacking and presents a reader-friendly, informative guide to everything there is to know about entering the field of cybersecurity.It's impossible to ignore the critical role cybersecurity plays within our society, politics, and the global order. In Becoming an Ethical Hacker, investigative reporter Gary Rivlin offers an easy-to-digest primer on what white hat hacking is, how it began, and where it's going, while providing vivid case studies illustrating how to become one of these "white hats" who specializes in ensuring the security of an organization's information systems. He shows how companies pay these specialists to break into their protected systems and networks to test and assess their security. Readers will learn how these white hats use their skills to improve security by exposing vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can detect and exploit them. Weaving practical how-to advice with inspiring case studies, Rivlin provides concrete, practical steps anyone can take to pursue a career in the growing field of cybersecurity.

Genres: Technology, Nonfiction, Self Help

Audio CD

First published May 7, 2019

Reviews

[Carrie Daws · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting stories which dive into ethical hacking and information security. The author interviews people involved in various aspects of this world, and they impart how they got into it, what their daily life looks like, and whether or not they'd do any of it again.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had heard about Ethical Hacking but, did not know much about it. So I was excited when I saw this book. I was even more excited to see that the books is not a long read. My favorite interviews from the book are Angela Gunn. I used to watched digital duo when it was on PBS. Though I did not remember her name.
The other interview that I liked was Dave Weinstein. I thought he had a lot of useful advice. He worked in video games and then went to security. I thought all the interviews were good though.
And I also enjoyed reading the appendix. The books and websites he the author recommended seem interesting. I went to all the websites mentioned in the appendix. And am reading reverse engineering for beginners by Dennis yurichev which was mentioned in the appendix.
It did not take me long to read the book. And I think I learned something about ethical hacking by reading the book.

[ALL · Rating 5 out of 5]

A journalist’s description of how to start working in information security. Very interesting and suitable considering what just happened in the 2016 election.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough investigation on people who got into the industry with different approaches.

[Donald · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

[Wendelle]

this book is full of career profiles in cybersecurity and infosec, a lot of those featured are whiz kids who started programming when they were like 8 though

[Cole Serfass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this. I went in expecting more of a guide and found a set of stories about people in the industry, but it was quite good for that.

[Alejandra Peraza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy informativo y motivador respecto a seguir una carrera en ciberseguridad

[Ravi Narayanan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This Hacking book gives a general introduction to the jobs available on cyber security. I did learn a few snippets from this book.
Developers are optimistic - they always feel that their code will work. Security engineers are pessimistic and always suspect the code !

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very interesting book which looks into the intricacies of cyber security and slightly into the field of Computer Science in general. If you are even slightly interested in computers and computing, I would look into reading this to help inform your career decisions.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some interesting anecdotes if you are looking for some inspiration. This is not a tutorial or a guide to ethical hacking.

[Carl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative.