{"product_id":"geek-mafia-black-hat-blues-paperback","title":"Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Dakan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you call 1000 hackers assembled into one hotel for the weekend? A menace to society? Trouble waiting to happen? They call it a computer security conference, or really, a Hacker Con. A place for hackers, security experts, penetration testers, and tech geeks of all stripes to gather and discuss the latest hack, exploits, and gossip. For Paul, Chloe, and their Crew of con artist vigilantes, it's the perfect hunting ground for their most ambitious plans yet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a year of undercover recruiting at hacker cons all over the country, Chloe and Paul have assembled a new Crew of elite hackers, driven anarchist activists, and seductive impersonators. Under the cover of one of the Washington DC's biggest and most prestigious hacker events, they're going up against power house lobbyists, black hat hackers, and even the U.S. Congress in order to take down their most challenging, and most deserving target yet. The stakes have never been higher for them, and who knows if their new recruits are up to the immense challenge of undermining \"homeland security\" for the greater good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by years of author Rick Dakan's research in the hacker community, \u003cem\u003eGeek Mafia: Black Hat Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, opens a new, self-contained chapter in the techno-thriller series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRick Dakan was the lead designer of the online game City of Heroes and he is the author of many role-playing game books, including \u003ci\u003eConspiracy X\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeadlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVampire: The Masquerade\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWraith: The Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eGreek Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRise of the Titans\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.95 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289024835833,"sku":"9781604860887","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZD9oto83HF9781604860887.webp?v=1776258222","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/geek-mafia-black-hat-blues-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}