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<h2>The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll</h2><br><br>A personal favourite. This gripping story of the dogged pursuit of a 75c shortfall in a mainframe account doesn't sound like the stuff of legends, but the story of how an astronomer turned computer expert uncovered a cracker from another continent holds the attention from start to finish, providing useful information on security techniques and Unix programming along the way. <br><br>The administrators who failed to block Gary McKinnon could have learned a lot from this book: an absolute classic. <br><br>The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll, 1989, Bodley Head, ISBN 0-370316258

The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll



A personal favourite. This gripping story of the dogged pursuit of a 75c shortfall in a mainframe account doesn't sound like the stuff of legends, but the story of how an astronomer turned computer expert uncovered a cracker from another continent holds the attention from start to finish, providing useful information on security techniques and Unix programming along the way.

The administrators who failed to block Gary McKinnon could have learned a lot from this book: an absolute classic.

The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll, 1989, Bodley Head, ISBN 0-370316258

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