Crimeware. Understanding New Attacks and Defenses
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Author(s): M. Jakobsson and Z. Ramzan (Eds)
Publisher: Computer Manuals
ISBN: 9780321501950
Format: softback
582pp
Price: £39.99
Review Date: 23 July 2008
Review: Crimeware is software that performs illegal actions that are not anticipated by the user running the software; these actions are intended to yield financial benefit to the distributor of the software. This book is for those interested in information security, whether as researchers or practitioners. It begins by giving an overview of crimeware, explaining the different types, explaining how it can reach your machine and what it can do when it gets there. It then guides you through the essential security principles, techniques, and countermeasures to enable you to keep at least one step ahead of the criminals, in spite of evolving technology and tactics.