They will take you inside the brilliant and devious mind of a hacker—as much an addict as the vacant-eyed denizen of the crackhouse—so you can feel the rush and recognize your opponent’s power. Then, they will arm you for the counterattack.

This book reads like a futuristic fantasy, but be assured, the threat is ominously real. Vigilance is essential, now.

• Understand the mechanics of computationally secure information stealing
• Learn how non-zero sum Game Theory is used to develop survivable malware
• Discover how hackers use public key cryptography to mount extortion attacks
• Recognize and combat the danger of kleptographic attacks on smart-card devices
• Build a strong arsenal against a cryptovirology attack