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Black hat : misfits, criminals, and scammers in the Internet age / John Biggs.
Van Pelt Library QA76.9.A25 B539 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biggs, John, 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer security.
- Computer crimes.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2004.
- Summary:
- This fun, gossipy read takes a balanced look at recent hacking cases that made the news and the people behind them--known as Black Hats--as well as the legislation currently in process regarding hacking, reverse-engineering, cracking, and spam.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Black Hats: Things That Go Ping in the Night 1
- Chapter 2 Y.O.U Mayhave Alredy II: Spam 5
- The Problem 7
- The Cost of Free Marketing 11
- From Them to You 13
- The Solution 18
- A Dissection 21
- The Future of Spam 26
- Chapter 3 Deep Cover: Spyware 31
- Benign Spyware 32
- Malignant Spyware 33
- Know Your Enemy 35
- Underhanded Ads 38
- Spyware vs. Antispyware 41
- Sneaky Tricks 43
- Lessons Learned 46
- Chapter 4 Shockwave: Worms and Viruses 49
- Infection 51
- Dissection 55
- The Menagerie 58
- The Great Worm 59
- A Worm Named After a Stripper 61
- The Worm Heard Round the World 62
- Immune Deficiency 67
- On the Front Lines 69
- Chapter 5 Dear Friend: Scams 71
- Save My Life 72
- Nigeria Fights Back 76
- Dehydrated Water 78
- Gone Phishing 80
- Sold, to the Gentleman in the Trench Coat 84
- Pump and Dump 87
- The Law 90
- Chapter 6 Upload or Perish: Pirates 93
- Dinosaurs 94
- The Tale of the Tape II 96
- DVD Jon 101
- Code = FreeSpeech? 103
- Napster Is Dead, Long Live Napster 108
- Hundreds of Strangers, Working in Concert 109
- The Cost 112
- Chapter 7 Break in: Hacking 115
- Modern Hackers 116
- Purple Haze, Blue Boxes 116
- Lord Digital 118
- Busting Punks for Fun and Profit 122
- Script Kiddies Attack 125
- The Pro Circuit 129
- Hired Guns 131
- Chapter 8 Don't Get Burned: White Hats 133
- The Three Rules of Safe Surfing 134
- Trust No One 135
- Encrypt Everything 135
- Look for the Open-Source Label 136
- Last Words on Safety 137
- End Users: Don't Click There! 137
- Administrators: Stewards of the Realm 139
- Lawmakers: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way 140
- Things Are Going to Be OK 141
- Hacking 147
- Open Source 147
- System Administration 148.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1590593790
- OCLC:
- 55098138
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