Description:

(From Amazon.com)

The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking is much more than a guide to hacking. For anyone interested in finding out how your fail-safe system was cracked and how you can better protect yourself, this book is a must-read. It contains helpful resources that you can reference to better protect your system from becoming the victim of attacks. It also includes discussion on the nature of file encryption, firewalls, and viruses and shows how users can make their systems more secure.

(From Library Journal)

"Ethical hacking" may seem like an oxymoron, but to 17-year-old Indian high school student Fadia, it's a way of life. This book extends his Hacking Truths site (hackingtruths.box.sk), describing hackers as computer experts who do break into systems but refrain from causing damage. From password cracking to finding hacking utilities online, the ideas here will help intermediate to advanced readers protect their own systems and resolve situations ranging from lost passwords to viruses. While the writing is somewhat awkward, Fadia's voice and perspective shine through. Recommended for larger libraries. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

(From Book News, Inc.)

Offering a counterpoint to the common view of hackers as criminals, 16-year-old Fadia encourages a new wave of helpful hackers who break into systems purely for the scientific challenge, leaving files and systems unscathed and offering security pointers to system administrators. The results of Fadia's experiments are published here, with step-by-step hacks for Windows, Linux, and DOS, and information on firewalls, viruses and mail bombs for hackers, programmers, system administrators or anyone interested in making their computer system more (or less) secure. Though young, Fadia is a hacking authority and is founder of Hacking Truths web site. Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

(From Book Info)

For anyone interested in finding out how your failsafe system was cracked and how you can better protect yourself, this book is a must-read. Contains helpful resources that you can reference to better protect your system from becoming the victim of attacks.

Rave Reviews

"Scared of hackers? Indian Teenager offers help."
---The New York Times (Reuters)

"14 year olds hacking book a hit"
---The Australian IT, Japan Times, South China Morning Post, The Star (Reuters)

".the first ever work to cover even the undocumented aspects of computer security. He is a teenage prodigy all set to revolutionize the world of information technology."
---The Hindu

"Teen's 'Ethical Hacking' book a hit."
---ZD Net

"The book throws light on unexplored horizons of the wired world"
---Internet.com

"Ankit's understanding of computer security and cyber crime in various forms has not only caught computer software industry's attention globally, but also helped cyber cops solve the most difficult riddles."
---The Times of India

"An ethical hactivist at heart"
---The Hindustan Times

"Teenage Hacker Spurns Jobs for Studies"
---YAHOO News

"Truly amazing credentials for such an age"
---The Security Writers Guild

"Sixteen and he knows it all"
---The Pioneer

"Indian teen writes a real web cracker"
---The Asian Age

"Whoa! This book is a 610-page encyclopedia of information on computer security"
---Fabmart

"The 16-year-old is an authority on the subject"
---www.ananova.com

"This book is aimed at providing you all the information you ever wanted about hacking and how hackers work, but didn't know where to look. The book looks at topics such as Hacking Windows, Cracking Passwords, Hacking Concepts and a whole lot more."
---Digit Magazine

"Teenage Robin Hood of cyber jungle"
---Indian Express