Cyber Lies: When Finding the Truth Matters [Paperback]

John Paul Lucich (Author), Luann Linquist (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2006

Cyber Lies places the power of computer forensics and data recovery in the hands of people like you, who consider themselves to have a very limited technical ability. This book was written for the person whose been experiencing an overwhelming since of frustration and betrayal. Everything inside you tells you that your spouse may be involved in an affair and you recognize that you can no longer continue to hide from the obvious signs. Women have been going through the pockets and wallets of their husband's for literally decades. The men never knew it unless their wife found a woman's phone. Well reviewing the contents of a hard drive or cell phone is no different. It's a different world today and you have to make sure that you are equipped with the knowledge you need to cope, especially to protect your health. We've become a society that depends on technology and as people use a variety of these technological devices, they are leaving traces of their activities that most people don't know exist. So, whether email or other data is stored on a password protected computer system or deleted from the hard drive, this book will show you how to access, review and recover the data. It's not the intention of this book to turn spouses into spies but rather to educate and empower you to be able to find the truth. It's often the things that you don't know that can hurt you the most.

Editorial Reviews

Review

5 Star Review: "...this book will show you how to discover information relating to your spouse's infidelity." -- JOHN R. VACCA, AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWER!, 07/16/2006

5 Star Review: "Lucich takes a subject that might well be overwhelming, and makes it understandable and accessible. -- ForeWord Clarion reviews, A reviewer, 07/17/2006

From the Publisher

Computer forensics expert provides tech-tools to catch unfaithful spouses Marriages today face temptations unheard of fifty years ago. Now suspicious spouses have a tool to investigate their mates and uncover nearly every text and graphic file on computers and cell phones, even those a sly man or woman would swear they had deleted. John Paul Lucich, a computer forensics expert with a background that includes over fifteen years in law enforcement plus working undercover for the U.S.According to the U.S. Census; National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 19.9 million Americans divorced in 2000. While the Internet may not cause divorce, it does present couples with easy access to tempations, sometimes right under the noses of their unsuspecting mates.

There are legal considerations, however, in deciding to sneak one’s way into someone else’s computer records, even if that someone else promised to love, honor and cherish you forever. Lucich recommends obtaining a go-ahead from one’s attorney before undertaking computer forensics. He also offers the following advice:

• Have your attorney/expert call you on your cell phone. • Don’t have any products or correspondence mailed to your home. • Use a document shredder. • Never do research on a computer that is kept in the home. • Delete cell phone messages and incomoing call logs ASAP. • Use a land-line for outgoing calls. • Do not pay for software utilities or hardware with a credit card. • If your spouse moves out, then have him/her removed from all cell phone and credit card accounts, or open new accounts. • Ensure you will be alone when performing computer forensics, and never store potential evidence at home. • Change your passwords for all voice mail and email accounts. • After checking with your lawyer, delete e-mail accounts and messages that you no longer need.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 201 pages
• Publisher: Unknown (June 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097748940X
• ISBN-13: 978-0977489404
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,804,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but a few extra steps would have made it better, September 25, 2007

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stingray (Covina, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyber Lies: When Finding the Truth Matters (Paperback)

I am computer savvy and I read this not about cheating but to add to my overall knowledge of computers. I expected the book to be for beginners and it did not disappoint me in this point. My goal was to find a few tips that I did not know and the book did just that.
The purpose of the book to help spouses and it did meet its objectives. My beef is that I hate when an author repeatedly say, I will discuss that later and worse is when they discuss something that was discussed before rather than review it so people would remember, it states check Chapter 4 on this. Would it be so hard to review main points again for readers to learn again, repetition is the key to learning.
Overall , the book is a must read for beginners in a cheating situation.

5.0 out of 5 stars "you may find that you just locked yourself out.", February 16, 2007

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Reader Views "Reviews, by readers, for readers" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyber Lies: When Finding the Truth Matters (Paperback)

Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (2/07)


The synopsis on the back of the book describes "Cyber Lies" to its fullest: ...written for the spouse who has a very limited knowledge of computers. Finally! Someone recognized that the spouses may not be knowledgeable about computers and may not know how to "spy" on a suspected cheating partner. This same book would be most helpful for any parent that feels they aren't as knowledgeable as their teenage children, not only with computers but also cell phones, and suspect unfavorable use.

John Lucich, the author, is an internationally recognized computer forensic expert. He also understands that most people don't know computer forensics and has created the most simple, concise book that is in lay language. Move over "PCs for Dummies" because this book is giving you a run! And, move over cheating spouses, because your suspecting spouse is going to know exactly what you are doing after reading this book. He or she may think that their computer is password secure, however, this is not the case. Lucich educates the reader how security can be bypassed as well as learning how to retrieve data that was thought to be deleted.

Lucich makes it so simple. For example, when he explains about learning to copy folders and files he starts with:

Begin by starting Windows Explorer.

In order to access Windows Explorer, hold down the WINDOWS key and depress the E key at the same time. This will open Windows Explorer window.

Now how simple is that. The embarrassing part is that I consider myself computer savvy but had to look for the "Windows" key. I always took the "long way" to get to Windows Explorer.

But there is more than just 101 about computer operations. For example, Lucich, in his chapter titled "Infidelity and the Internet," explains that not only is the internet a great resource, it is the fastest-growing service provider - connecting people who are interested in dating. He also explains how the world-wide web supports infidelity. You can create the gender you wish to, be any age you want to be and have many different names with free e-mail accounts to support each one of them. The author further makes it clear how faithful spouses can access IM (Instant Messaging) logs of the cheating spouse and find out who they have been communicating with.

"Cyber Lies" also addresses cell phones, not only operating but also data storage. One of the key points that Lucich insists is not to turn off the spouse's cell phone or "you may find that you just locked yourself out."

Although geared toward the betrayed spouse, I found "Cyber Lies" very valuable because I learned many shortcuts that I didn't know before. I also learned that any lay person can access information, just like the computer forensics staff on CIS. I commend John Paul Lucich for publishing this most valuable book and encourage any spouse that may suspect their partner in cheating or any parent that suspects their child participating in obscene or sex oriented discussions on the internet to not think twice about buying this book. It will be one of the best investments you would make.

Received book free of charge.