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I have read and collected...
the books below on related topics
over the years (and YES, I have all these books
and more).
 Recommended
Book - Hacking
Exposed now in 3rd Edition, tells you all about techniques and how to
protect yourself! Their web site is on www.hackingexposed.com
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Telecommunications and Satellite
[Telecommunications and
Satellite] [Computing] [Cryptography]
[Historical]
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Underground
by Suelette Dreyfus. 1997 ISBN 1 86330 595 5 by
Mandarin. About PAD
and GANDALF, one of the few books that has good
detail on the weaknesses of telephone exchanges.
I think this one is very worthwhile.
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I bought
my copy from Australia at the Coop Bookshop,
Search their Books using the key words Underground
Tales. Go to the
Coop Bookshop.
Now
released as a text file!
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GSM
System for mobile Communications by Michel
Mouly & Marie-Bernadette Pautet . Hardcover -
701 pages (June 1992) Telecom Publishing; ISBN:
0945592159 Although
written some time ago, it still remains the best
overview of GSM, although lacking later standards
like GPRS and EDGE.
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Security
Engineering by Ross Anderson. Paperback - 640
pages (9 April, 2001) John Wiley and Sons; ISBN:
0471389226. A review
of Security Techniques and a personal view of the
security world. Has a useful Chapter on security
printing techniques.
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The
Watchman by Jonathan Littman. 1997 ISBN
0316528579 by Little Brown & Company. The story of Kevin Poulsen and his
exploits on Pac Bell system. Not very technical,
but good background.
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Masters
of Deception by Joshua Quittner and Michelle
Slatalla. 1995 Vintage; ISBN: 00995776813. The story of the US based 'Masters
of Deception' (MOD) and Legion of Doom (LOD) in
the late 1980's. Fun to read stuff from the old
days, but don't expect to learn anything of any
modern day value.
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GPRS Demystified
by John Hoffman. August 2002 ISBN 0071385533 by
McGraw-Hill. An introduction to GPRS, with a chapter on Security.
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European
Scrambling Systems - The Black Book by John
McCormac. 1996 ISBN 1 873556 22 5 by Waterford
University Press. Now
in Edition 5, it gives a practical view of the
various attacks on satellite systems. A good
example of poor security design, being followed
by years of successive improvement. Get it right
from the start is the message!
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You
can buy this book from the author at: Black Book web
site.
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Computing
[Telecommunications and
Satellite] [Computing] [Cryptography]
[Historical]
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The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford
Stoll. 1989 ISBN 0 370 31433 6 by Bodley Head. The original "hacking"
story book about UNIX, and amazingly, with some
modern variations, it can still be done. Also
describes some of Packet Data Network side, and
the involvement of German and US Agencies. Good
value and a good read.
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At
Large by David H Freedman and Charles Mann.
1999 ISBN 0684835584 by Pocket Books. More of a story based on fact. Gives
a sort of understanding into the mind of those
involved in Internet attacks.
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Hacking Exposed 3rd Edition
by Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray. October 2001
ISBN 0072193816 by Osborne/ McGraw Hill. Need to know how to
break Windows 95/98/NT, NetWare, Unix, Firewalls,
Routers, Web sites ? This is THE book - I found
this one really useful.
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Cryptography
[Telecommunications and
Satellite] [Computing] [Cryptography]
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Applied Cryptography by Bruce
Schneier. 1996 ISBN 0 471 12845 7 by John Wiley (2nd
Edition). A good introduction to all
Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols. If you
need to a book to help you understand these
topics as a non-mathematician this is it. A must
for every desk.
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Handbook
of Applied Cryptography by Alfred J. Menezes,
Paul van Oorschot, Scott A. Vanston. 1996 ISBN:
0849385237 CRC Press. Much
more technical than Applied Cryptography - and
more mathematical detail and example applications.
Worth buying if you can afford it, and need to
design cryptographic systems.
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The Code-Breakers by David
Kahn. 1996 ISBN 0 684 83130 9 by Scribner. The History of
Cryptography, still the best introduction from
3000 years to (almost) the present. If you want
to learn about the development of cryptography
and all the mistakes that have been made, this is
it.
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The
Code Book by Simon Singh. 1999 Fourth Estate;
ISBN: 1857028791. The
latest Cryptographic History book by the Author
of Fermat's Last Theorem. Another easily read
book to give you some sense of background and
history.
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Enigma-
The Battle for the Code by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore.
2000 Wiedenfeld & Nicholson; ISBN: 029784251X. The latest book on the ENIGMA cipher
machine, very well researched with many
interviews from participants. Well worth a read,
especially as an antidote to U571 (the film which
takes some liberties with history) for the real
facts!
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The Emporer's Codes by The
Emporer's Codes Michael Smith. September 2000
Bantam Press; ISBN: 0593046412. This book looks
at the breaking of the Japanese codes, from a
British perspective. The author also wrote
Station X. It draws from various sources, and
many interviews. Not much technical insight, but
a good read including the lack of co-operation
between the allies!
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Selections
from Cryptologia by various Editors, Cipher
Deavours, David Kahn, Louis Kruh, Greg Mellen,
Brian Winkel. 1998 Artech House; ISBN: 0890068623. A series of articles from that
excellent magazine, Cryptologia. Full of erudite information such
as the Siemens T52, the story of Hagelin Cipher
machines by Boris Hagelin and Vatican
Cryptography 1815-1920. Artech did a couple of
previous books of Cryptologia extracts, sadly no
longer available, buy this one while you can and
if you can afford it!
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Seizing
the Enigma by David Kahn. 1991 Arrow Books;
ISBN: 0099784114. David
Kahn's book about the Battle of the Atlantic, and
the various naval happenings at sea which lead to
keys and Enigmas being taken. At the same time
the British codes were being read in the early
part of war! Well worth a read.
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Between
Silk and Cyanide by Leo Mark. 1998
HarperCollins; ISBN: 0002559447. A strange book but a good read.
Gives a history on ciphers as used by the SOE in
WW2, but it almost all happens in complete
ignorance of work in Bletchley Park.
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The
Codebreakers edited by by F H Hinsley and
Alan Stripe. 1993 ISBN 0 19 820327 6 by Oxford
University Press. Stories
of Bletchley Park by those who were there. Read
it before you visit the Museumthere.
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