London (UK): In recent times, a number of individuals working in the security sector have used their creative juices to write a book of Hacking Tales. Published as an ebook, and available as a free download, the inventive short stories cover a multitude of security incidents – including hacking, privacy and deception.
Yvonne Eskenzi, the driving force behind Security Serious and contributor to the Hacker Tales explained, “We’ve heard so many amazing stories over the years from our hacker friends and clients it would make your hair stand on end. We love scaring our friends and family over dinner with these stories but I’ve always thought they’d make a great little book – and now they have. The hacker tales, ideal for bed time reading if you’re not of a sensitive disposition, has been contributed to by Eskenzi PRs staff, clients and industry colleagues. The idea is to make you sit up and think twice about your own security practices and to spread the word about better IT security housekeeping! Most are fictitious, all of them are very clever, some have happened and others could still happen. This book will be ongoing so if you fancy adding a chapter for the next edition we’d love to hear from you.”
Poignantly, the book is dedicated in memory of the late Steve Gold, a veteran of the security industry and amazing spirit who was so supportive of the publication, yet sadly never got the chance to write his own.