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Blackhatonomics brings you inside the nefarious world of organized cybercrime, showing you the motives and the methods behind organized cybercrime attacks that go beyond random or isolated hacks. The book provides a detailed and analytical look at the economics of cybercrime. The outstanding author team uses real-world case studies to show you how organized crime syndicates are launching attacks that span the globe, including international attacks from China, Russia, and eastern Europe. The authors combine this inside look with a conceptual framework for understanding the monetization of cybercrime and combating the methods used by cybercriminals around the world. "A crack team of computer security consultants with backgrounds in the military, police, marketing, and academia present an encyclopedic resource on cybercrime for anyone responsible for computer security."--Reference and Research Book News, August 2013 Zusammenfassung Explains the basic economic truths of the underworld of hacking, and why people around the world devote tremendous resources to developing and implementing malware. This book takes practical academic principles and backs them up with use cases and extensive interviews, placing you right into the mindset of the cyber criminal.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Psychological and Cultural Trends
Chapter 2. Seasons of Change
Chapter 3. Drivers and Motives
Chapter 4. Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Chapter 5. Execution
Chapter 6. From Russia with Love
Chapter 7. The China Factor
Chapter 8. Pawns and Mules
Chapter 9. Globalization
Chapter 10. America, Land of Opportunity
Chapter 11. Global Law Enforcement
Chapter 12: The Road Ahead
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"I was asked to serve as technical editor for this book though, I admit, the work required little editing. Written by an exceptional author team, they take practical academic principles back them up with use cases and extensive interviews, placing you right into the mindset of the cyber criminal." --Andrew Hay blog, December 2012
"A crack team of computer security consultants with backgrounds in the military, police, marketing, and academia present an encyclopedic resource on cybercrime for anyone responsible for computer security." --Reference and Research Book News, August 2013
