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The Cyberthief and the Samurai: The True Story of Kevin Mitnick-And the Man Who Hunted Him Down

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I just read all three books about Kevin Mitnick, and this one is far and away the best. Good on the technical details, but better on the big picture, and the whole tragedy of Mitnick's life. Powerful stuff!

This book did what I thought no book could do - it made me feel sympathy for Kevin Mitnick. It's also a page-turner. There is actual drama in this book, which is remarkable, since most books about hackers are bogged down in details about code and hacker tricks that are completely lost on the average reader. This book strikes a fine balance, it seems to me. I learned a lot, but I also had fun. Goodell seems to understand that there is a lot of grey area in hacking, that it is not all good and evil. This dramatically told tale reflects that understanding. I'd recommend it highly to anyone with even a passing interest in cyber culture.

I have read all 3 books on the Mitnick manhunt: Takedown, The fugitive Game, and The Cyberthief and the Samurai.

The Goodel book, the cyberthief and the samurai, was the first book I read on the subject. I read it shortly after it was published and thought it was very well balanced between the two parts of the story. After reading the other two books i realized that this book is the best becasue it doesn't pick sides, its just an accurate retelling of the story.

Just finished this book. Not the best book about hackers and security, but an interesting tale, nonetheless. A good book to take with you on a long flight. It reads easy and appears to have been reasonably well-researched. It would have been more interesting if there had been more detail on technical aspects; however, I suppose the author might have been eliminating excess detail so as not to drown the average reader in technical information.

I read this book years ago and really enjoyed it. I first became interested in the story of Kevin Mitnick after reading Cyberpunk. This book gives you a great overview of what took place in capturing Mitnick. It's an easy read and it is entertaining. If you're a technical snob you might not like it. Otherwise check it out.

One of the best books written about Kevin Mitnick. This novel is more of a cyber-thriller than anything else, but gives a fairly accurate account of what happened, when it happened, where it happened, why Kevin was tracked down and arrested and why he is one of the most famed Hacker (Cracker) to date. A must for anyone who doesn't know about Kevin Mitnick and his acts of cyber-terrorism against people and companies.