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1) Firewall
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Bank security expert Jack Stanfield specializes in designing infallible theft-proof financial computer systems. But there is a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for - himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million. With the lives of his wife and children at stake and under constant surveillance, he has only hours to find a loophole in the thief's...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Terror arrives at the one place we all feel safest in this taut psychological thriller starring Natasha Henstridge, Jason Patric, and Scott Adkins. When a wealthy woman and her stepson are targeted by a trio of expert thieves in their remote mansion, her only form of help comes from a call with a security systems specialist. But as the intruders become increasingly hostile and the connection wavers, will she trust him to be her eyes and navigate her...
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English
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In the midst of the war on terror, frightening natural disasters, and danger seemingly lurking around every corner, it's impossible to prepare for every eventuality. But, Junius Podrug, the author of Stop Being a Victim: A Survival Kit For The New Millennium, has gathered practically every bit of information the government has deemed necessary for survival in a variety of harrowing situations. Podrug offers practical guidelines to follow as well as...
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Captain Chase novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
A series featuring a brilliant and unusual new heroine, cutting-edge cybertechnology, and stakes that are astronomically high. On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
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"In science fiction, deflector shields protect ships, bases, and even planets from enemy attack. How could a protective space that absorbs energy from weapons be created? Scientists have some ideas, which include using lasers. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to make a real-life deflector shield!"--
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Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 29
Language
English
Description
"Stone Barrington is back in the extraordinary new adventure from New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington seems to have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. When Manhattan's elite are beset by a series of clever crimes-and Stone is a material witness-he and his former partner Dino Bacchetti find themselves drawn into the world of high-end security and fraud, where insider knowledge and access are limited...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology, asking the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? Jon Fasman looks at how these technologies help police do their jobs, and what their use means for our privacy rights and civil liberties."--
10) A woman alone
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's another bright, sunny day in Venture, Illinois, the sort of place where dreams come true and families can get a fresh start. Cecelia Holmes deserves it after the home invasion that shattered her previous life. Now everything seems perfect -- her high-security SmartHome, her doting husband, her sweet daughter. Until she begins to feel spied on. Her husband doesn't believe her. Her neighbors ignore her. So when she discovers a shocking secret...
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Stuff mysteries volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Best friends James Lessor and Skip Moore are still stuck in dead-end jobs. When Skip lands a job to install a state-of-the-art security system for Synco Systems, they think their dreams have finally come true. But, as usual for these two, things are not exactly what they seem.
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English
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Desiree Jacobs' father, Hiram, taught her about art, along with honor, integrity, and faith, but now he has been murdered and his good name is being destroyed by Special Agent Tony Lucano, who must decide if Desiree is an innocent victim or a clever accomplice.
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping exposae of the U.S. government's alliance with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers, and how their efforts are reshaping surveillance and privacy as we know it. Our modern world is awash in surveillance. Most of us are dimly aware ofthis-ever get the sense that an ad is "following" you around the internet?-but we don't understand the extent to which the technology embedded in our phones, computers, cars, and homes is part of a...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Decades of peace and prosperity have led millions of Americans to build homes with only basic protections against adverse weather and mild burglary. Natural disasters have left thousands of homes devastated, and their owners and families without simple comforts or a safe place to ride out the event. Now even bigger threats are looming on the horizon as superpowers build up armies, navies and nuclear weapons. Already the ambitions of Russia and China...
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Report / 118th Congress 1st session House of Representatives volume 118-133
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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