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Hacked Attacked and Abused Peter Lilley

Hacked Attacked and Abused By Peter Lilley

Hacked Attacked and Abused by Peter Lilley


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An investigation into one of the largest risks to any business: criminal attacks on their technology. Businesses are totally dependent on technology, yet the users of such are ignorant of the risks inherent in it. Hacked Attacked and Abused gives case studies and preventative advice for all levels of management.

Hacked Attacked and Abused Summary

Hacked Attacked and Abused: Digital Crime Exposed by Peter Lilley

We live in a world that has changed beyond recognition in the last ten years: it is almost possible to live your entire life online or through technology. But just like in real life, with this hi-tech existence come risks and a shadowy side. The tremendous advances and opportunities that technology has delivered have also opened up a Pandora's Box of possibilities for darker deeds. Terrorists, organized criminals, fraudsters and money launderers have all jumped at the opportunities offered them. In the meantime, hackers, crackers and virus creators have tried and succeeded in subverting the online environment. Pornography, paedophilia, hate sites, grudge sites, terrorist information - it's all there in glorious detail on the Internet. "Hacked, Attacked and Abused" is an in-depth expose of this Internet underbelly. Expert author Peter Lilley gives a compelling account of the risks inherent in our reliance on technology. He provides an overview and evaluation of crime, fraud and risk in the digital age by exploring how we got where we are now, where we are going and what risks we face in the future. Major themes covered include: the development of technology and the way it has impacted on our personal and business lives; forms of attack and the use of technology to facilitate illegal activities; the Internet and the way it lends itself to abuse so readily; information warfare - the use of technology to attack other nations - and its relevance as a business tool; the loss of privacy - what sort of information is stored about individuals, how it's used and when it becomes unethical; and the practical steps users can take to manage and minimize the risks of electronic crime and fraud. The book is not an alarmist vision of the digital age but an acknowledgment of the grave risks and dangers that are ever present in this environment. Peter Lilley analyses them all and uses examples to illustrate each threat. Crucially, he also provides practical preventive strategies for dealing with the risks, which every business should adopt. Lilley provides an eye-opening account of the various risks posed by the digital age, and what can be done to secure both individual and corporate information and privacy. Risks such as: organized digital crime; cyber laundering; fraudulent Internet Web sites; hacking and cracking; viruses; Web site defacement; unauthorized disclosure of confidential information; the fraudulent aspects of electronic cash; identity theft; hardcore and child pornography; information warfare; denial of service attacks where systems are inaccessible to legitimate users; invasion of digital privacy; and government digital monitoring such as Echelon

About Peter Lilley

Peter Lilley has been involved in the prevention, detection and investigation of global business crime and money laundering for 20 years in a variety of senior roles. He has led a large number of successful projects all over the world and now advises a wide range of organisations on how to fight these growing problems through his firm, Proximal Consulting. He is a fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Banking, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a member of the Institute of Professional Investigators. Peter Lilley is also the author of Dirty Dealing and Hacked, Attacked and Abused (both published by Kogan Page) and numerous other published articles. Much sought after on the international speaking circuit, he also makes frequent expert contributions to print and broadcast news media such as the BBC and CNN. Proximal Consulting has offices in both the UK and Switzerland and its Web site (www.proximalconsulting.com) gives details of its activities and services and discusses current issues on business crime. Peter can be contacted at [email protected]

Table of Contents

Preface - wired for crime. Part 1 Terminal velocity: Timelines of technology; A window on operating systems; A short timeline of viruses; A history of hacks; Doubtful definitions - from computer crime to the Digital Age; Scales and justice; Who are they and what are they to you? Part 2 System error: Hacked and cracked; Self-made disasters (and a few own goals); The threat inside; Dispensing cash; Digital laundering; My electronic wallet; Virus attacks. Part 3 Wide open to abuse.com: The medium is the message; The wheels of fortune; Images of innocence; Identity theft. Part 4 Information warfare: Origins and definitions; Old wine in new bottles; A war fought by terrorists; A useful business tool? Part 5 Privacy lost: We've got a line on you; Cookies, Carnivore and Echelon; Possible Echelon keywords; Spam, glorious spam; Abuse by e-mail. Part 6 Gimme shelter: How to create a secure organization -- checklists of issues; Educating your users - and that includes you. Appendices: Glossary of terms; Web directory; International laws and treaties; Domain extensions.

Additional information

GOR002917243
9780749438746
0749438746
Hacked Attacked and Abused: Digital Crime Exposed by Peter Lilley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Kogan Page Ltd
2002-08-12
304
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