misfits, criminals, and scammers in the Internet age /
John Biggs
xvi, 158 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index
Black Hats: Things That Go Ping in the Night -- Y.O.U Mayhave Alredy II: Spam -- The Problem -- The Cost of Free Marketing -- From Them to You -- The Solution -- A Dissection -- The Future of Spam -- Deep Cover: Spyware -- Benign Spyware -- Malignant Spyware -- Know Your Enemy -- Underhanded Ads -- Spyware vs. Antispyware -- Sneaky Tricks -- Lessons Learned -- Shockwave: Worms and Viruses -- Infection -- Dissection -- The Menagerie -- The Great Worm -- A Worm Named After a Stripper -- The Worm Heard Round the World -- Immune Deficiency -- On the Front Lines -- Dear Friend: Scams -- Save My Life -- Nigeria Fights Back -- Dehydrated Water -- Gone Phishing -- Sold, to the Gentleman in the Trench Coat -- Pump and Dump -- The Law -- Upload or Perish: Pirates -- Dinosaurs -- The Tale of the Tape II -- DVD Jon -- Code = FreeSpeech? -- Napster Is Dead, Long Live Napster -- Hundreds of Strangers, Working in Concert -- The Cost -- Break in: Hacking -- Modern Hackers -- Purple Haze, Blue Boxes -- Lord Digital -- Busting Punks for Fun and Profit -- Script Kiddies Attack -- The Pro Circuit -- Hired Guns -- Don't Get Burned: White Hats -- The Three Rules of Safe Surfing -- Trust No One -- Encrypt Everything -- Look for the Open-Source Label -- Last Words on Safety -- End Users: Don't Click There! -- Administrators: Stewards of the Realm -- Lawmakers: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way -- Things Are Going to Be OK -- Hacking -- Open Source -- System Administration