by StevenBranigan (Author)
Stories about hacking, stolen credit card numbers, computer viruses, andidentity theft are all around us, but what do they really mean to us? The goal ofthis book, quite simply, is to help educate people on the issues with high-techcrimes, to help answer that question. The goal being not to only talk aboutthese issues, but understand them.There are many books on the market that explain how hackers exploitcomputer and networks. They explain the details of the exploits and methodsto protect against them, and as such are targeted for those with strong technicalknowledge. That is *not* the case here. Readers will not learn the intricacies ofthe latest hacking attack. Readers will learn how hackers use these exploits, whythey use them, and in some cases how they get caught.With Branigan's background as a sworn law-enforcement officer (cop), systemadministrator (geek), computer programmer (geek), Internet security consultant(geek with tie), and network security researcher (geek in shorts), he offers aunique perspective to help people better understand the many issues with hightechcrime and how they might be affected.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: 1
Publisher: Addison Wesley Stories about hacking, stolen credit card numbers, computer viruses, andidentity theft are all around us, but what do they really mean to us? The goal ofthis book, quite simply, is to help educate people on the issues with high-techcrimes, to help answer that question. The goal being not to only talk aboutthese issues, but understand them.There are many books on the market that explain how hackers exploitcomputer and networks. They explain the details of the exploits and methodsto protect against them, and as such are targeted for those with strong technicalknowledge. That is *not* the case here. Readers will not learn the intricacies ofthe latest hacking attack. Readers will learn how hackers use these exploits, whythey use them, and in some cases how they get caught.With Branigan's background as a sworn law-enforcement officer (cop), systemadministrator (geek), computer programmer (geek), Internet security consultant(geek with tie), and network security researcher (geek in shorts), he offers aunique perspective to help people better understand the many issues with hightechcrime and how they might be affected.
Published: 27 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0321218736
ISBN 13: 9780321218735
Book Overview:
High-Tech Crimes Revealed: Cyberwar Stories from the Digital FrontAbout the Author
STEVEN BRANIGAN, President of CyanLine LLC, has over 15 years of experience in computer science and forensics. He is internationally recognized as an expert in computer security, and has testified before Congress, qualified as an expert witness for the government and has lectured on network security issues to N.A.T.O., the US Department of Justice and the US Secret Service.
In addition to being a founding member of the NY Electronic Crimes task force with Bob Weaver, Branigan worked as a Senior Manager with Bill Cheswick in Bell Labs Computing and Network Research, and together they subsequently founded Lumeta Corporation. In his spare time, he is pursuing his MBA at Columbia University.
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