From: "Amanda Staab"To: "No Starch News" Subject: Press Release: Steal This Computer Book, 2nd Ed., November 2000 Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:04:23 -0700 ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT HACKER ATTACK? New edition of best-selling book shows readers how to protect themselves from cyber-crime ********************* For Immediate Release ********************* Contact: Amanda Staab, Publicist, 415-863-9900, mailto:amanda@nostarch.com San Francisco, CA-Computer viruses, Trojan Horses, electronic con games-how do they work, who's behind them, and how can you protect yourself? Without the right guide, the Internet can be a dangerous place. STEAL THIS COMPUTER BOOK (http://www.nostarch.com/stcb2.htm, 1-886411-42-5, $24.95 trade w/CD-ROM, No Starch Press, November 2000) is an off-beat, non-technical look at real computer security issues that affect everyone. First published in October 1998, STEAL THIS COMPUTER BOOK has sold over 50,000 copies. This thoroughly updated second edition adopts the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first edition a hit. Readers learn new information on how to: * Guard against Trojan Horses, worms, and dangerous computer viruses * Protect their computer from on- and offline security breaches * Shred files into oblivion * Protect themselves and retaliate against online con-artists, harassers, and spammers * Use computer forensics to recover deleted data * Encrypt data and mask their identity online True to the book's "Steal This" philosophy, everything found on the CD-ROM is either free or a cheap alternative to mainstream software. Programs include encryption tools, virus scanners, Trojan cleaners, firewalls, intrusion detection programs, and computer forensics tools. Available in bookstores or from No Starch Press (1-800-420-7240, http://www.nostarch.com), STEAL THIS COMPUTER BOOK is the ultimate protection for pioneers in the Internet underground. ABOUT THE AUTHOR WALLACE WANG is a regular contributor to Boardwatch magazine ("Notes From the Underground") and frequently appears on radio and TV programs to talk about hackers and computer viruses. He performs stand-up comedy regularly in Las Vegas and has appeared on the nationally syndicated television show, "A&E's Evening at the Improv." He currently lives in San Diego, California. Advance galleys are now available in electronic format. To request a review copy or to schedule a radio, TV, or print interview, contact Amanda Staab at 415-863-9900 or mailto:amanda@nostarch.com. Additional contact info: No Starch Press 555 De Haro Street, Ste. 250 San Francisco, CA 94107 http://www.nostarch.com fax: 415-863-9950 _____________________________ To be removed from this list, please reply with "Remove" in your message.