In the book Brain Jack by Brian Falkner a hacker named Sam is caught in the act and then recruited by the C.I.A. due to his expertise. He joins an elite team of hackers and programmers who defend the United Sates from cybernetic attacks. During one such attack the team comes so close to having security breached that they are forced to use a new, extremely advanced, but unsafe technology known as neural headsets that allow for users to perform actions much faster due to actions being directly read as soon as it is thought.