Book review: Hack to the Future
Emily Crose’s Hack to the Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers traces hacker culture from exploratory experimentation to a foundational role in modern cybersecurity. It examines how governments, corporations, and society shifted from treating hackers primarily as criminals to recognizing their value in security, innovation, and national strategy.
The book provides useful context for understanding the origins of penetration testing, vulnerability research, responsible disclosure, and the complicated relationship between independent researchers and institutions.