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What evil lurks in the hearts of hackers? Joe Grand knows, and he believes that systems administrators should know, too. Those who can’t think and act like a hacker are doomed to be outsmarted by one, says Grand, an author, electrical engineer and former member of The L0pht, a hacker think tank. In this interview, Grand explains how IT pros can protect their systems from hackers and why “hacker” isn’t synonymous with “criminal.” It’s a message that he promotes in a new book from Syngress Publishing, Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty. He co-authored this book with Ryan …
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“Hardware Hacking” taps into a practical side of this rebellion with a chapter on the iPod, Apple’s popular mp3 player. Not long ago, Apple answered a minor furor about the life of the iPod battery by offering replacement services for $99. The book, however, offers the intrepid reader an alternative: DIY instructions on prying the iPod open to install a battery purchased from a supplier.
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Book shows readers how to replace their own iPod batteries, build home theatre PCs, upgrade memory on Palms, and much more. Syngress Publishing, Inc., today announced the publication of Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty, a book written by Joe Grand, former member of the legendary hacker think-tank L0pht; Ryan Russell, vuln-dev mail list founder; and infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick among others.
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Already bored with all the presents you got for the holidays? Hack them into new-and-improved presents. Got piles of now-outdated gifts from past festive occasions carefully stashed away because you might need the parts someday? Hack them, too.
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