Monday, January 28, 2019

Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"

written by Jeremy Smith, this book is a kind of third person memoir following the life and career of a young woman from entering MIT to eventually founding her own pentest company. 

The story is interesting enough to keep you engaged despite long periods of excruciating detail and outfits, college dorm room dinners (veggie burritos) etc.  I think that detail is added to a) pad out the book length a bit, and  b) help convince you that the story is true, since the author changed names and details - for protection.  It makes it a little hard to judge veracity at times.

Overall the book is a somewhat interesting read on the career path of an infosec / cybersecurity professional but not super exciting.  I recommend it if you are interested in the field but not for general consumption.

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