I'm glad you mentioned speculative fiction as this opens the door to a couple of authors worth noting. John Crowley is an excellent writer and should be included in anyone's list of important writers. Little, Big should be on everyone's must read list. James Blaylock's tales, most based in Orange County, CA, are excellent as well. I recommend "The Christian Trilogy" highly.

This will also give them pause when hiring former hackers. They might think "Is this guy going to give extortionists inside info?"

I think the days of companies hiring former hackers to bolster internal security is gone. Organized crime has taken over the field and any company that thinks a former hacker will be good for security is in for a big surprise.