Breaking and entering : the extraordinary story of a hacker called "Alien"
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
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xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm
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Main Level - Nonfiction
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
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"An Eamon Dolan Book."
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"This taut, true thriller takes a deep dive into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker - a woman known only as Alien"--,Provided by publisher.
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"This taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker--a woman known only as Alien. 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. 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. 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 [this book], cybersecurity finally gets the rich, character driven, fast-paced treatment it deserves."--Dust jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Smith, J. N. (2019). Breaking and entering: the extraordinary story of a hacker called "Alien" . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Jeremy N. 2019. Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Jeremy N. Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien" Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Jeremy N. Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien" Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

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