Author Michal Zalewski has long been known and respected in the hackingand security communities for his intelligence, curiosity, and creativity. InSilence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and IndirectAttacks, Zalewski shares his expertise and experience to explain howcomputers and networks work, how information is processed and delivered,and what security threats lurk in the shadows. No humdrum technical whitepaper or how-to manual for protecting one's network, this book is trulyunlike anything else out there. It's a fascinating narrative that explores avariety of unique, uncommon, and often quite elegant security challengesthat defy classification and eschew the traditional attacker-victim model.Rather than approaching computer security as a separate discipline, Silenceon the Wire delves into the nuts and bolts of modern-day computing so thatreaders will ponder network design and their own computing activities froma new perspective. Where other books merely chronicle security exploits,Zalewski provides explanations.This book will be riveting reading for security professionals and studentsas well as technophiles interested in learning about how computer securityfits into the big picture and high-level hackers seeking to broaden theirunderstanding of their craft.