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Crimeware : understanding new attacks and defenses / Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Addison-Wesley, c2008.Description: xxi, 582 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0321501950
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 005.8   22
Contents:
Overview of crimeware -- A taxonomy of coding errors -- Crimeware and peer-to-peer networks -- Crimeware in small devices -- Crimeware in firmware -- Crimeware in the browser -- Bot networks -- Rootkits -- Virtual worlds and fraud -- Cybercrime and politics -- Online advertising fraud -- Crimeware business models -- The educational aspect of security -- Surreptitious code and the law -- Crimeware and trusted computing -- Technical defense techniques -- The future of crimeware.
Summary: This book is the most current and comprehensive analysis of the state of Internet security threats right now. The review of current issues and predictions about problems years away are critical for truly understanding crimeware. Every concerned person should have a copy and use it for reference." -Garth Bruen, Project Knuj On Designer There's a new breed of online predators-serious criminals intent on stealing big bucks and top-secret information-and their weapons of choice are a dangerous array of tools called "crimeware." With an ever-growing number of companies
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-556) and index.

Overview of crimeware -- A taxonomy of coding errors -- Crimeware and peer-to-peer networks -- Crimeware in small devices -- Crimeware in firmware -- Crimeware in the browser -- Bot networks -- Rootkits -- Virtual worlds and fraud -- Cybercrime and politics -- Online advertising fraud -- Crimeware business models -- The educational aspect of security -- Surreptitious code and the law -- Crimeware and trusted computing -- Technical defense techniques -- The future of crimeware.

This book is the most current and comprehensive analysis of the state of Internet security threats right now. The review of current issues and predictions about problems years away are critical for truly understanding crimeware. Every concerned person should have a copy and use it for reference." -Garth Bruen, Project Knuj On Designer There's a new breed of online predators-serious criminals intent on stealing big bucks and top-secret information-and their weapons of choice are a dangerous array of tools called "crimeware." With an ever-growing number of companies

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