Preface
A night-shift security guard at a hospital plants malware1 on the hospital’s computers. The malware could have brought down the heating, ventilation, and cooling systems and ultimately cost lives. Fortunately, he has posted a video of his crime on YouTube and is caught before carrying out his illicit intent.
1. Malware: code intended to execute a malicious function; also commonly referred to as malicious code. [Note: The first time any word from the Glossary is used in the book it will be printed in boldface.]
A programmer quits his job at a nuclear power plant in the United States and returns to his home country of Iran with simulation software containing schematics and other engineering information for the power plant.
A group of employees ...
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