The Continuing Adventures of Cyber Security Sam: Time Out by Rich Owen

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The Continuing Adventures of Cyber Security Sam

Time Out

by Rich Owen

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Overview

This is the story about a friendly high school freshman who happens to have a strong interest in how computers work. This interest gets him to ask questions and perform investigations that end up having him work with the FBI to solve Cyber Crime. In this story, the names are made up but the hacks are based on events that have actually happened in the industry.

Description

Time Out is a mystery, in which a bright high school boy named Sam helps investigate curious inconsistencies in his school's computer system. Sam befriends a new student, Jim. At a basketball game, they discover that the shot timer allows more time to their school's home team that to the visiting team, though it does not indicate a difference in the countdown. Sam asks his computer science teacher for help with this puzzle, and the teacher gives him administrative access to the school-wide system so that Sam can investigate it from home. Meanwhile, smaller mysteries seem to present themselves: the buses seem to arrive late to bring the students home, and students feel rushed in their classes. Through Sam's relentless investigative work he eliminates suspects and finally helps the FBI nail the evil doer.

About the author

After over 50 years of experience in protecting information for the U.S. Army Security Agency, NASA, the National Security Agency and many major corporations, Rich has decided to share his knowledge and experience through books, presentations and some consulting. His major purpose here is to share what he has learned with others and influence younger people to join in the fight against cyber crime.

I portion of the profits of this book will go to the Information Systems Security Association Education Foundation.