Frauds, Spies, and Lies: and How to Defeat Them (Large Print) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Fred Cohen (Author), David Cohen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2005

"The Little Book of Frauds, Spies, and Lies - and how to defeat them" takes a humorous and very timely approach to a serious subject. It describes hundreds of techniques used by fraudsters with examples from corporate frauds, personal frauds, Internet frauds, and intelligence operations along with specific examples from the author's personal experience. It then delves into how and why these frauds work and the mechanisms of frauds and intelligence operations. Next, it describes how counterintelligence operations work, how operations security is used to protect operations, and how everybody can protect themselves against frauds of all sorts. It includes humorous cartoons that give examples of fraud attempts and how to defeat them, many stories that heve never before been told, and provides insight into people, their weaknesses, and how to overcome them. A detailed table of contents is also available on http://all.net/

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Fred Cohen & Associates; Large type edition edition (November 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878109367
• ISBN-13: 978-1878109361
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,896,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars LOL! LAME!!!...Do NOT Buy this Book! BIG RIP OFF! Must be a JOKE!, August 25, 2006

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Thelma Williams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frauds, Spies, and Lies: and How to Defeat Them (Large Print) (Paperback)

I bought this book expecting something a little bit better than what the cover "art" suggested. Ok... it's not THAT bad... but it IS pretty close!

Just about anything between the covers can either be found by googling the Table of Contents or through direct inference from... again... the Table of Contents.

For $30 I expect something a little bit more mature than this... this pathetically complied and loosely related "bulk" of information. "Mature?!?" you ask? Yes mature! Like cohesion of thought. Like adding something a little bit more in depth than an example based on the sub-chapter title. And the in-text "graphics"... COME ON!!!... they look like a 1st graders attempt at comedy!

If this book was no more than $12... I might not feel so cheated. Given the nature of the material and its overly loose presentation... I feel cheated.

I probably do not know as much as the Author in the field of Intel Ops, Red Team Ops, False Flag attacks, etc... but I do know a shoddly "written" and overpriced attempt at a book!

IF YOU ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO BUY THIS BOOK DO THE FOLLOWING:
1.) Read the Table of Contents
2.) Google the Topic of Interest
3.) Copy & Paste onto Word
4.) Print
5.) Enjoy the thought that you have more information for about 1/500 th of the cost!

1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, December 7, 2005

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Fred Cohen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frauds, Spies, and Lies: and How to Defeat Them (Large Print) (Paperback)

The best book for the general public that I ever wrote... but then I am biassed...

Enjoy the book!