Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrimeâfrom Global Epidemic to Your Front Door
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501210424 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has been profiled in the New York Times and Bloomberg Businessweek and has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR, Fox, ABC News, in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and more. Brian Krebs is an award-winning journalist and founder of the highly acclaimed cybersecurity blog KrebsOnSecurity. For fourteen years, Krebs was a reporter for the Washington Post, where he authored the acclaimed Security Fix blog.
"Armed with reams of information sent to him by feuding hackers and cybercrooks, Krebs explores just how and why these spammers get away with so muchBy exposing our digital weaknesses and following the money, he presents a fascinating and entertaining cautionary tale. Krebs's work is timely, informative, and sadly relevant in our cyber-dependent age." - Publishers Weekly"Krebs' guided tour of the cybercriminal underworld is a cautionary tale about menacing cultures of hackers, spammers and duplicitous digital network 'cybercrooks' an eye-opening, immensely distressing expose on the current state of organized cyberspammers. " - Kirkus"
"SPAM Nation - Book Review: Ignore this book at your Peril" according to Mark Gibson. Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front DoorBrian Krebs is an investigative journalist and former Washington Post staff reporter, where he covered Internet security, technology policy, cybercrime and privacy issues for the newspaper and website.Brian left the Washington Post after editorial management at WP decided that Cybercrime was an area that was a little too risky for its appetite.Brian went on to fou. "The first couple chapters read like a memoir and Brian takes numerous stabs at the" according to mjw. As an infosec professional, I've been a fan of Brian's writing for a long time. Because I admire his blog so much, I very much looked forward to reading Spam Nation. Unfortunately, the book isn't well executed. The editors either pushed too hard or not enough. The first couple chapters read like a memoir and Brian takes numerous stabs at the Washington Post and the media in general. This commentary is misplaced. There's a good deal wrong with newspapers b. A deep dive for the right audience The writer focuses less on the concept of Spam itself, and more on his own personal involvement (from his difficulties in publishing articles in major media outlets, to his own conversations with spammers, to his findings traversing through online forums for information).This gives the story told in the book a certain granularity by extracting sub stories from the bigger picture. It’s written more like an extended piece by an investigative journalis
There is a Threat Lurking Online with the Power to Destroy Your Finances, Steal Your Personal Data, and Endanger Your Life.In Spam Nation, investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs unmasks the criminal masterminds driving some of the biggest spam and hacker operations targeting Americans and their bank accounts. Tracing the rise, fall, and alarming resurrection of the digital mafia behind the two largest spam pharmacies—and countless viruses, phishing, and spyware attacks—he delivers the first definitive narrative of the global spam problem and its threat to consumers everywhere.Blending cutting-edge research, investigative reporting, and firsthand interviews, this terrifying true story reveals how we unwittingly invite these digital thieves into our lives every day. From unassuming computer programmers right next door to digital mobsters like "Cosma"—who unleashed a massive malware attack that has stolen thousands of Americans' logins and passwords—Krebs uncovers the shocking lengths to which these people will go to profit from our data and our wallets.Not