Hacking a Terror Network

Russ Rogers, Matthew G Devost1928994989, 9781928994985, 9781597490160

Written by a certified Arabic linguist from the Defense Language Institute with extensive background in decoding encrypted communications, this cyber-thriller uses a fictional narrative to provide a fascinating and realistic “insider’s look” into technically sophisticated covert terrorist communications over the Internet. The accompanying CD-ROM allows readers to “hack along” with the story line, by viewing the same Web sites described in the book containing encrypted, covert communications.Hacking a Terror NETWORK addresses the technical possibilities of Covert Channels in combination with a very real concern: Terrorism. The fictional story follows the planning of a terrorist plot against the United States where the terrorists use various means of Covert Channels to communicate and hide their trail. Loyal US agents must locate and decode these terrorist plots before innocent American citizens are harmed. The technology covered in the book is both real and thought provoking. Readers can realize the threat posed by these technologies by using the information included in the CD-ROM. The fictional websites, transfer logs, and other technical information are given exactly as they would be found in the real world, leaving the reader to test their own ability to decode the terrorist plot.Cyber-Thriller focusing on increasing threat of terrorism throughout the world.Provides a fascinating look at covert forms of communications used by terrorists over the Internet.Accompanying CD-ROM allows users to “hack along” with the fictional narrative within the book to decrypyt.

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Table of contents :
Team DDU……Page 1
Contents……Page 12
Foreword……Page 18
Prologue……Page 22
1: The Mind of Terror……Page 25
2: Unseen Planning……Page 40
3: Making Friends……Page 55
4: One Step Closer……Page 62
5: Over the Line……Page 66
6: Images of Death……Page 82
7: The Real Assignment……Page 87
8: Creating the Code……Page 104
9: Over the Edge……Page 114
10: Biding Time……Page 125
11: Covert Channels……Page 148
12: Facing the Truth……Page 183
13: Taking Command……Page 194
14: Racing the Clock……Page 220
15: Losing Control……Page 234
16: Heightened Motivation……Page 257
17: Chasing Ghosts……Page 265
18: Taking Back Control……Page 303
19: Vengeance for Deceit……Page 318
20: Eliminating False Positives……Page 325
21: Gaining a Finger Hold……Page 334
22: Compressing Timelines……Page 339
23: A Plan Comes Together……Page 354
24: Turning Fiction into Reality……Page 362