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Don't Hack!: How to Kick Hackers to the Curb
It's time to kick hackers to the curb! Everything you need to know about cybersecurity fundamentals can be found right here. If you're looking for personal cybersecurity information to protect yourself and your family from threats like identity theft, or online scams, it's contained in this book. Or if you're a person who's interested in pursuing a corporate cybersecurity career, but don't know how to get started, look no further, because it's all laid out for you.
Written by John E Young, aka JohnE Upgrade, in a casual, conversational, and light-hearted style that even the least technical person will appreciate, "Don't Hack!" is a definitive work on anything that has to do with personal cybersecurity. It also takes the reader behind the curtain of the exploding cybersecurity defense industry by an author whose corporate credentials are impeccable.
As a teenage phone phreak in New York City before he was scared straight by the FBI, in 1987 Young became the network director at McDonnell Douglas's $41.8 billion C-17 program. He eventually retired from IBM after a 30-year career in the corporate cyberwar trenches to launch CyberD TV, the first on-demand streaming service in history dedicated to training the public in cybersecurity defense.
Regarded as one of America's top corporate cybersecurity experts and thought leaders, Young's mission is to share the knowledge he's gathered over his long career with as many people as he can.
As JohnE Upgrade he's done this through the dozens of articles he's written and appeared in, the shows and podcasts he's guested on, and now with the milestone cybersecurity book "Don't Hack! (How to Kick Hackers to the Curb)". His goal is to teach people how to protect themselves against the hackers and scammers infesting our society today, and to take control of their own personal digital safety.
Written by John E Young, aka JohnE Upgrade, in a casual, conversational, and light-hearted style that even the least technical person will appreciate, "Don't Hack!" is a definitive work on anything that has to do with personal cybersecurity. It also takes the reader behind the curtain of the exploding cybersecurity defense industry by an author whose corporate credentials are impeccable.
As a teenage phone phreak in New York City before he was scared straight by the FBI, in 1987 Young became the network director at McDonnell Douglas's $41.8 billion C-17 program. He eventually retired from IBM after a 30-year career in the corporate cyberwar trenches to launch CyberD TV, the first on-demand streaming service in history dedicated to training the public in cybersecurity defense.
Regarded as one of America's top corporate cybersecurity experts and thought leaders, Young's mission is to share the knowledge he's gathered over his long career with as many people as he can.
As JohnE Upgrade he's done this through the dozens of articles he's written and appeared in, the shows and podcasts he's guested on, and now with the milestone cybersecurity book "Don't Hack! (How to Kick Hackers to the Curb)". His goal is to teach people how to protect themselves against the hackers and scammers infesting our society today, and to take control of their own personal digital safety.
781 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 21, 2022
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