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The Computer and Internet Fraud Manual

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This short (171-page) book is published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and provides an approach to identifying and preventing computer fraud that is consistent with that organization's body of knowledge and practices.

Part I, "Understanding and Identifying Computer Fraud" consists of none chapters that begin with a discussion of the legal issues and factors associated with computer fraud, technical fundamentals that include common threats (intrusions, viruses, fraud schemes and hacking), and specific topics about internet and e-commerce fraud.

Part II covers detecting and preventing computer fraud, with excellent material on how to properly handle evidence and work with law enforcement professionals during the response phase. This section also contains a brief treatment of applications and systems security, and detailed chapters on security auditing and implementing policies.

While this book is not especially comprehensive, it does cover the major topics that need to be taken into consideration if you're involved in corporate fraud management, but are not familiar with the technical basics of computer and internet fraud. It is also an excellent resource for the IT security professional who may be knowledgable of IT security practices, but not well versed in fraud detection and prevention.

I took the Certified Fraud Examiners course in Austin and whilst I was there, I purchased about 5 books, this being one of them. It's amazing how many ways we can be victims of fraud on the internet, how to recognize it, how to prevent it and how to deal with it when it happens. I also had the pleasure to meet the author himself, Joe Wells. He told us stories of his days as a FBI agent working the Watergate scandal to never being invited to parties and the story behind the earring in his ear. I knew his books would be just as interesting and easy to learn and understand as his stories about his life were. He is the man who founded the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. This book compliments my job as a computer forensic examiner nicely. This book has helped me and added value to my purpose in teaching people the vulnerabilities of the internet and finding fraud on a hard drive.