Back Slash

by William H. Lovejoy

Book Overview

It starts with unexplained glitches in the U.S. banking system: private funds are transferred and automatic teller transactions are scrambled. It spreads into the business community, first nationally,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786004371
• ISBN13: 9780786004379
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Not only technical errors...

Not only is this book filled with technical errors (as outlined by many reviewers), it is also full of bad editing. In one scene Jerome wakes up early, is careful not to disturb Georgia, but by the time he drinks half a cup of coffee, the sun is high over the lake and Georgia is fully dressed and working...These types of errors make the novel read more like some high school creative writing class.

A must-read information wars thriller

I am impressed with the authors research abilities and accuracy shown in his book back\slash. While he had some inaccuracies in the book such as telnetting through e-mail. Most other aspects of the book were correct showing little error. I would pass the few alterations or mistakes he made in the book as necesary in order to make the book readable without making it a security problem for the internet *note the authors note in the begining* I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the saftey of computers and the net.

good IW reading

A definite must-read for those working in Information Warfare. It was a little weak at the end, but who cares... that's not why I read it. In terms of the technical inaccuracies, I forgave those, primarily because of the fact that some of the detailed information was accurate. Interesting to note is the fact that the readers in the midwest don't "get" it and those around Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Colo Springs, DO!! Makes you wonder!!!

Back/Slash is believable

Lovejoy either did some good research, or is knowledgeable about the subject of connecting computers and the various software that's out there. It makes the plot read real.

Fascinating thriller of threats to our networked world

A solidly-paced, well plotted thriller that contains several plausible Information Warfare (IW) scenarios as major themes tightly woven into the story events. This book should be first choice required reading for network administrators and other computer professionals at all levels of expertise. Riveting and enthralling: I can only hope that IW thrillers of this caliber soon become a popular SF subgenre.