The Art of Invisibility - The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Sage in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from "the FBI's most wanted hacker" (Wired). Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand. In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick uses true-life stories to show exactly what is happening without your knowledge, teaching you "the art of invisibility" -- online and real-world tactics to protect you and your family, using easy step-by-step instructions. Reading this book, you will learn everything from password protection and smart Wi-Fi usage to advanced techniques designed to maximize your anonymity. Kevin Mitnick knows exactly how vulnerabilities can be exploited and just what to do to prevent that from happening. The world's most famous -- and formerly the US government's most wanted -- computer hacker, he has hacked into some of the country's most powerful and seemingly impenetrable agencies and companies, and at one point was on a three-year run from the FBI. Now Mitnick is reformed and widely regarded as the expert on the subject of computer security. Invisibility isn't just for superheroes; privacy is a power you deserve and need in the age of Big Brother and Big Data. "Who better than Mitnick -- internationally wanted hacker turned Fortune 500 security consultant -- to teach you how to keep your data safe?" --Esquire "Like it or not, your every move is being watched and analyzed. Consumer's identities are being stolen, and a person's every step is being tracked and stored. What once might have been dismissed as paranoia is now a hard truth, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand. In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick illustrates what is happening without your knowledge--and he teaches you "the art of invisibility." Mitnick is the world's most famous--and formerly the Most Wanted--computer hacker. He has hacked into some of the country's most powerful and seemingly impenetrable agencies and companies, and at one point he was on a three-year run from the FBI. Now, though, Mitnick is reformed and is widely regarded as the expert on the subject of computer security. He knows exactly how vulnerabilities can be exploited and just what to do to prevent that from happening. In THE ART OF INVISIBILITY Mitnick provides both online and real life tactics and inexpensive methods to protect you and your family, in easy step-by-step instructions. He even talks about more advanced "elite" techniques, which, if used properly, can maximize your privacy. Invisibility isn't just for superheroes--privacy is a power you deserve and need in this modern age, "--Amazon.com Title Page Copyright Dedication Foreword by Mikko Hypponen Introduction | Time to Disappear Chapter One | Your Password Can Be Cracked! Chapter Two | Who Else Is Reading Your E-mail? Chapter Three | Wiretapping 101 Chapter Four | If You Don’t Encrypt, You’re Unequipped Chapter Five | Now You See Me, Now You Don’t Chapter Six | Every Mouse Click You Make, I’ll Be Watching You Chapter Seven | Pay Up or Else! Chapter Eight | Believe Everything, Trust Nothing Chapter Nine | You Have No Privacy? Get Over It! Chapter Ten | You Can Run but Not Hide Chapter Eleven | Hey, KITT, Don’t Share My Location Chapter Twelve | The Internet of Surveillance Chapter Thirteen | Things Your Boss Doesn’t Want You to Know Chapter Fourteen | Obtaining Anonymity Is Hard Work Chapter Fifteen | The FBI Always Gets Its Man Chapter Sixteen | Mastering the Art of Invisibility Acknowledgments About the Authors Books by Kevin Mitnick Notes Newsletters