Computer Crime: Phreaks, Spies, and Salami Slicers (Issues in Focus) [Library Binding]

Karen Judson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: Issues in Focus

Describes different computer crimes, including hacking, computer fraud, viruses, and Internet scams, discussing the methods used to commit them and penalties for those who are caught.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-9-A well-organized review of computer crimes and hacking pranks. The range is wide, covering everything from "shoulder-surfing" Personal Identification Numbers at automated teller machines to viruses exported through modems and networked computers that bring down large companies' entire systems-intentionally or accidentally. Some warnings about protecting your privacy, laws affecting computer usage, as well as suggestions for good citizenship practices are also included. The style is absorbing, with lots of examples and actual events. Unfortunately, there are only a few black-and-white photographs to break up the text and attract readers. The glossary is excellent, as are the extensive bibliographic chapter notes. This would be a good volume to expand the scope of a basic collection on computer books.
Carol Torrance, Lincoln School Library, Kearny, NJ
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

From Booklist

This Issues in Focus title updates the 1994 edition with recently documented, more diverse cases of cybercrime, from annoying pranks to personal and national security threats. Viruses, hacking, and fraud are effectively illustrated through well-chosen examples that also introduce a lexicon of language filled with "crackers," "cookies," and "logic bombs." The book addresses the challenges of defining computer crimes and tracking and penalizing cybercriminals, ending with a section on civil liberties and cyberethics. A layperson's introduction to the development of computers and how they operate provides context and background, and some tips for guarding against computer viruses are included. Straightforwardly written and accessibly organized, the book demonstrates the need for education, awareness, and developing technology, if only to keep up with diverse techno-bandits who continue to expose and exploit the vulnerability of computer systems. A few black-and-white photos, extensive chapter notes, a glossary, a reading list, and Web sites are included. Shelle Rosenfeld

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers; Revised edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766012433
• ISBN-13: 978-0766012431
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,338,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I wrote my first book when I was in second grade, titled, "The Adventures of Drancy New." Obviously, it lacked originality. Since then, I taught school--college biology, high school sciences, and grades one and three--then published 15 books and 500 magazine articles. I'm an animal lover with a fifteen-pound cat named Boog, and I live in deep timber some twenty miles from Mount Rushmore. Nonfiction has been good to me and I love writing it, but I'm also working on a young adult mystery series.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An introduction to computer crime, December 14, 1999

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Nick - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer Crime: Phreaks, Spies, and Salami Slicers (Issues in Focus) (Library Binding)

Of all of the computer security books that I've read I would say this is probably the one that's at the bottom of the list. It gives you an introduction to computer hacking, phreaking, etc. The book also talks about some of the people involved in such crimes and what they did.

I would recommend this book to someone really young that wants a general overview on the topic. The only reason I read it is because it's the only book that my school library had.

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd like a salami sandwich on wheat please., March 29, 2000

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Josh Sherman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computer Crime: Phreaks, Spies, and Salami Slicers (Issues in Focus) (Library Binding)

One of the first computer crime books I have read (freshman year in high school). It got me more into computer security than I was to begin with. Reading this book in class is what got me known as a hacker amongst my classmates, as much as I didn't want to be associated with that.