Cybercrime isn’t some new phenomenon. Just ask Howard A. Schmidt, who’s led the war against high-tech crooks for more than three decades. In this fascinating and eminently readable book, he recounts his storied career, from the earliest days of hacking through the formative years of computer forensics up to today’s fight for homeland security. Patrolling Cyberspace is laced with case studies, amusing anecdotes, and cutting-edge security methods worthy of emulation, making it both an engaging memoir and a how-to guide packed with practical advice.
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This book does a good job of describing the evolution of cyber-crime incidents to laymen. a few details are missing, perhaps because the author didn't feel they were necessary or (more likely) as a result of his law enforcement background didn't want to "tip the method". Either way, the book stands well without these details.
Another "shortcoming", perhaps also due to the author's background, is the book reads like a well written police report. It is certainly cogent and in spots even compelling. This is not a book you are likely to enjoy because of the way it's written. However, if you want a clear and not terribly technical explanation of hacking, how it started and how it evolved, then this is a great presentation and a unique point of view.
Another "shortcoming", perhaps also due to the author's background, is the book reads like a well written police report. It is certainly cogent and in spots even compelling. This is not a book you are likely to enjoy because of the way it's written. However, if you want a clear and not terribly technical explanation of hacking, how it started and how it evolved, then this is a great presentation and a unique point of view.
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As the title of this book suggests; it is a man passing on the things he learned in his career in data security.
Howard Schmidt was in law enforcement in the early days of the Net and was involved in many of the famous incidents of the past.
He talks about the famous Morris worm, the cuckoos egg, and groups like the legion of doom.
What was interesting was that I recognized some of the names and incidents mentioned. I have even talked to some of the people and was involved in some of the incidents on a periphery level.
In some cases I found detailed information lacking. For example, the analysis of the Morris worm but this book was not designed for an analysis of malware or hacking.
This book is more about telling how things started and what they have become. Simple hacking just because it was a challenge has turned into professional crime and espionage.
Mr. Schmidt also tries to dispell the myths of hacking. For example, many people today still imagine hacking as being done by teenagers just having fun versus the growing criminal aspects of the Net.
A common theme is the need for laws to define the criminal aspects of computers and how it took time to get some serious laws to aid in the prosecution of people how commit crimes. He talks about the early days where it was trial and error. Some rather bad errors such as the incident of Steve Jackson's game company where the company was put out of business when they took all computers because of the actions of one employee.
Overall, it was an interesting read. An easy read as I think he is aiming this book at non technical people as an education tool for the type of crimes that go on the Net these days.
Howard Schmidt was in law enforcement in the early days of the Net and was involved in many of the famous incidents of the past.
He talks about the famous Morris worm, the cuckoos egg, and groups like the legion of doom.
What was interesting was that I recognized some of the names and incidents mentioned. I have even talked to some of the people and was involved in some of the incidents on a periphery level.
In some cases I found detailed information lacking. For example, the analysis of the Morris worm but this book was not designed for an analysis of malware or hacking.
This book is more about telling how things started and what they have become. Simple hacking just because it was a challenge has turned into professional crime and espionage.
Mr. Schmidt also tries to dispell the myths of hacking. For example, many people today still imagine hacking as being done by teenagers just having fun versus the growing criminal aspects of the Net.
A common theme is the need for laws to define the criminal aspects of computers and how it took time to get some serious laws to aid in the prosecution of people how commit crimes. He talks about the early days where it was trial and error. Some rather bad errors such as the incident of Steve Jackson's game company where the company was put out of business when they took all computers because of the actions of one employee.
Overall, it was an interesting read. An easy read as I think he is aiming this book at non technical people as an education tool for the type of crimes that go on the Net these days.
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"The Bell system is the biggest ripoff monopoly in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
patrolling cyberspace, phone phreakers, computer forensics, critical infrastructure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Air Force, Secret Service, Legion of Doom, Fry Guy, Rome Labs, White House, Steve Jackson Games, Century Crime, Department of Defense, The Mentor, Datastream Cowboy, Code Red, Lex Luthor, Operation Longarm, The Cuckoo's Egg, Fluffi Bunni, Bruce Sterling, China Eagle Union, Knight Lightning, New York City, Operation E-Con, The Highway Ahead, Cyber Smuggling Center, Mike Anderson New!
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"The Bell system is the biggest ripoff monopoly in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
patrolling cyberspace, phone phreakers, computer forensics, critical infrastructure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Air Force, Secret Service, Legion of Doom, Fry Guy, Rome Labs, White House, Steve Jackson Games, Century Crime, Department of Defense, The Mentor, Datastream Cowboy, Code Red, Lex Luthor, Operation Longarm, The Cuckoo's Egg, Fluffi Bunni, Bruce Sterling, China Eagle Union, Knight Lightning, New York City, Operation E-Con, The Highway Ahead, Cyber Smuggling Center, Mike Anderson New!
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- The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier by Bruce Sterling on 4 pages
- Search and seizure (Report) by Law Reform Commission of Canada on page 91
- Windows on the World by Anne Terry White on page 166
- Space Odyssey: an Anthology of Great Science Fiction Stories by Robert Silverberg on page 179
- The Law of Electronic Commerce by Benjamin Wright on page 83
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