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Phishing Exposed unveils the techniques phishers employ that enable them to successfully commit fraudulent acts against the global financial industry.

Also highlights the motivation, psychology and legal aspects encircling this deceptive art of exploitation. The External Threat Assessment Team will outline innovative forensic techniques employed in order to unveil the identities of these organized individuals, and does not hesitate to remain candid about the legal complications that make prevention and apprehension so difficult today.

This title provides an in-depth, high-tech view from both sides of the playing field, and is a real eye-opener for the average internet user, the advanced security engineer, on up through the senior executive management of a financial institution. This is the book to provide the intelligence necessary to stay one step ahead of the enemy, and to successfully employ a pro-active and confident strategy against the evolving attacks against e-commerce and its customers.

* Unveils the techniques phishers employ that enable them to successfully commit fraudulent acts
* Offers an in-depth, high-tech view from both sides of the playing field to this current epidemic
* Stay one step ahead of the enemy with all the latest information

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  • Paperback: 450 pages
  • Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (January 20, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159749030X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1597490306
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #986,845 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Expands the boundaries of client-side hacking, March 10, 2006
Phishing Exposed is a powerful analysis of the many severe problems present in Web-based activities. Phishing Exposed is another threat-centric title from Syngress. The book presents research conducted by Secure Science Corporation as a way to understand the adversary. The author demonstrates his own attacks against multiple popular e-commerce sites as a way to show how phishers accomplish their goals. I was surprised by the extent to which the author could repeatedly abuse high-profile financial sites, and for that reason I highly recommend reading Phishing Exposed.

The book begins with an overview of the phishing problem. Three basic phishing techniques (impersonation, forwarding, and popup) are explained. The mechanics of email and HTTP are also described. The heart of the book appears in chapters 4 and 5, where almost 270 pages are devoted to the author's assessment and abuse of banking sites. I was shocked by the author's ability to repeatedly take advantage of vulnerabilities in client and server software and configuration. These chapters made me wonder if it is possible for an average end user -- or even a skilled technical user -- running popular operating systems and browsers to survive these sorts of high-end attacks.

Ch 6 featured some innovative material on subverting caller ID by using Voice over IP and other methods. I also appreciated the historical perspective in that chapter.

My only real concern is that the author devoted lots of material to his own attacks, and not as much to attacks by real phishers. I would have liked additional details on how to detect and potentially defeat these attacks using network-based and proxy-based means.

Incidentally, reviews by "relatives" should be considered suspect, although reviews with the title "inadequate and unoriginal" should be completely ignored. Reviews like that demonstrate another instance where that particular "reviewer" has once again skimmed the text and not spent any time reading the book. Phishing Exposed is incredibly original -- and that's why I've given it five stars, despite some rough editing from Syngress.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Authoritive Guide On Phishing In 2005 & Into 2006., November 21, 2005
This is a great book! The author really knows what he's talking about and the ideas he presents give a great indication as to where phishing is going in the future. The exploits detailed in the book are technical, educating and even down right genius, such as the Yahoo Cross Site Scripting attack. The author does a good job of explaining things to non technical people, before getting in depth and extremely technical.

The book does a great job of covering a wide range of topics related to phishing so the reader understands the phishing process as a whole. Even Caller ID spoofing and anonymous telephony is included in Chapter 6, which is an interesting read that gives you some ideas where phishing of the future may be headed. Also, some of the little stories in Chapter 7 are really interesting and left me wanting more!! The bit about scanning a whole Korean Class B subnet range looking for 0day phishing servers, is one example!

I read "Phishing: Cutting the Identity Theft Line" over the summer, and I think that "Phishing Exposed" gives the reader a better understanding of the current phishing problem and what needs to be done in the future to protect both consumers and businesses. I would say this book is the authoritive guide on phishing in 2005 and into 2006.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a technical reference: A great read, July 16, 2006
If you're on your way to a security conference this summer, and you'd like to get up to speed on web site abuses and browser design vulnerabilities, this book makes for excellent airplane-reading fare. I say this because Phishing Exposed manages to succeed on two fronts: it is both an instructive technical reference, as well as a surprisingly compelling narrative.

The first is unsurprising -- it is, after all, a Syngress book, and so is typical of technical books from this imprint. The second accomplishment, though, was a pleasant surprise. It's not common that someone as deeply involved in the technologies of network security are also talented writers.

As an example, while documenting the technical characteristics of e-mail delivery, James illustrates example forensic techniques of identifying the home city, working schedule, and handedness of the attacker. It's this mix of CSI-meets-ITSec that makes the book an honest page-turner.

Given this literary attention to narrative and even elements of plot development (especially on the follow-the-breadcrumbs analysis of a seemingly endless series of HTTP redirects), this book illustrates the phishing problem in a way that both technically-oriented defenders and interested "power user" readers will understand and enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Phishing Needs to be Exposed to More of Us!
Here are the chapters:

- Chapter 1 Banking On Phishing
- Chapter 2 Go Phish!
- Chapter 3 E-Mail: The Weapon of Mass Delivery
- Chapter 4 Crossing... Read more
Published on October 29, 2006 by Marnie_ATL

5.0 out of 5 stars Details That Developers and Security Experts Need
Phishing quickly exploded from a nuisance to a full-fledged threat in the middle of 2005. Weaknesses in email, combined with flaws in Web security and with a little social... Read more
Published on August 28, 2006 by Tony Bradley

5.0 out of 5 stars Chapters expose attacks then probe the world of organized phishing gangs and operations to show how phishers operate
What do phishers gain from their techniques, and how do they steal identities, passwords, and information? Read more
Published on March 5, 2006 by Midwest Book Review

4.0 out of 5 stars A Surprisingly technical read.
As a system's administrator for a medium sized company, I've seen my share of phishing emails. I've become so used to seeing them that I stopped paying much attention to them. Read more
Published on January 5, 2006 by sun_bum2

5.0 out of 5 stars Very surprising technical book
It's been a long time since I have read a book that caught me off gaurd as much as "Phishing Exposed" did. Read more
Published on January 5, 2006 by Harrison Holland

5.0 out of 5 stars Phishing Exposed - a book for the technical audience
This book is a good book, minus the standard under-editing of Syngress. To assist the previous review that was made by the Boudeville reviewer - he obviously didn't read the book,... Read more
Published on December 15, 2005 by J. James

2.0 out of 5 stars inadequate and unoriginal
The book tries to do two things. It explains what phishing is and it offers countermeasures against it. Read more
Published on December 14, 2005 by W Boudville

5.0 out of 5 stars Phishing Exposed was Intense!
This book is intense and takes you on a serious technical roller-coaster when it comes to phishing attacks. Read more
Published on November 14, 2005 by John Holdings

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