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Privacy Protection and Computer Forensics, Second Edition

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Today, privacy protection and computer forensics are quite powerful against all but the most technically savvy computer users. Author Michael A. Caloyannides has done an outstanding job of dealing with security from hostile computer forensics, as distinct from network forensics, which in this context is snooping into users' online activities.

Caloyannides begins this book by defining what computer forensics really is. Next, the author discusses effective ways for users to permanently remove from their computers data that should not fall into the wrong hands. In addition, the author describes in detail the different types of specialized forensics applications like digital watermarking. He also describes how sensitive data can be stolen from one's computer. Then, he looks at the computer privacy and anonymity. The author then delves into the practical measures for protecting sensitive information. Next, he exposes the most common ways whereby one's privacy can be compromised while online and spells out specific ways of defeating those threats to one's security and privacy. Then, he deals with individual file encryption, with regards to protecting the file while it is in transit. The author then deals with encryption of all traffic over a given channel, which aspires to protect even files that have not been individually encrypted. Also, the author is concerned with the overall security of wireless connectivity with regards to WiFi and Bluetooth. Next, he covers other computer-related threats to privacy. Then, he looks at the use of biometrics with regard to privacy versus nonrepudiation issues. Finally, he includes two separate classes of legal issues: Legal issues of interest to the user of computers with or without the Internet; and, legal issues pertaining to computer crime and legal evidence.

With the preceding in mind, the author has done an excellent job of helping the professional or business person who has the legal and ethical obligation to protect proprietary business information or intellectual property stored in a computer, which is entrusted to that person or persons from being stolen by an unscrupulous competitor or by a thief. At the end of the day, because most computers are connected to the Internet and/or network at one time or another, you and your organization have the responsibility to make sure that security and privacy are at the forefront of everyone's mindset.

Loved it. Straight and to the point. Practical. Does not

require expertise in the field to read it.

A darn good book. Pleasant and easy to read, with a lot of very

practical specific information on how to protect yourself from

anyone accessing your sensitive data in your computer or PDA.

It also shows which popular methods are, in fact, not effective,

and suggests ones that are effective.

Also very useful in protecting your provacy from such other

threats as GPS-enhanced cellphones, toll-gate "easy pay" transponders, and other gizmos of today's everyday life.

Worth its weight in gold. Highly recommended.