Publisher: Wiley, 1998, 512 pages
ISBN: 0-471-16378-3
Keywords: Information Security
Who are the cybercriminals and what can we do to stop them? From the #1 cybercrime expert, a revolutionary new approach to…
Fighting Computer Crime
A top computer crime expert explains why current computer security methods fall dangerously short of the mark and what we can do to fix them. Based on his 30 years as a cybercrime fighter, during which he interviewed more than 200 perpetrators and their victims, Donn B. Parker provides valuable technical insight about the means cybercriminals employ, as well as penetrating psychological insights into their criminal behavior and motivations. Using many riveting real-life crime stories to illustrate his points, he reveals:
The title suggests that this book is about computer security. Nothing could be more wrong. This book is about strategic information security, whatever the form it takes.
I rate this alongside such classics as Commander Smith's Commonsense Computer Security.
If you're looking for a technical book or a book solely about computer security you will be disappointed. If you're trying to grapple with the larger concept of information security, this book will give a solid ground for your future work and even some ideas on how to sell it to your management.
It is packed with information, ideas, war stories, and commonsense advice, you can't loose by buying it. Just his re-definition of the CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) into Availability, Authenticity, Confidentiality, Integrity, Utility and Possession makes this a book worth reading.
Mandatory reading for any serious information security professional/manager.
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