Название: Black Hat: Misfits, Criminals, and Scammers in the Internet Age
Автор: John Biggs
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2004
ISBN: 9781590593790
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 167
Размер: 28,7 mb
Язык: English

Years ago, when the Internet consisted of two or three massive computers hidden away in top-secret government installations, hackers were explorers. They tried to create a new world of silicon and wire, interconnected and always on. Their legacy is the Internet. But as anyone with a modem and a keyboard knows, that legacy is now in danger. Mailboxes are awash with spam and computers are infected with worms and viruses almost every day. It's time to do a little field identification.

This book will talk about black hats, the folks who clog the Internet with junk and keep you up at night, worrying. They are introduced in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 deals with spam. Chapter 3 is all about spyware. You'll then move on to worms in Chapter 4. These autonomous programs, esigned to spread themselves with reckless abandon, can take down ATM machines, 911 call centers, and airport control towers in mere minutes. In Chapter 5, you'll explore the strange world of online scammers, including the 419 Nigerian scam, and the audacious ways black hats can game the stock market and scam people out of their homes, cars, and life savings. Chapter 6 digs even deeper, into the international black market for bootleg music, movies, and software and the bravado-tinged world of professional pirates who crack copy protection for fun and profit. You'll also see what happens when programming and big business clash, and go on trail of a certain 16-year-old Norwegian high school student.Chapter 7 deals with the misunderstood world ofhackers. Finally, in Chapter 8, you'll see how to fight back against those who make the online world annoying, unpleasant, and sometimes downright dangerous..