Understanding Social Engineering Based Scams

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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This book describes trends in email scams and offers tools and techniquesto identify such trends. It also describes automated countermeasuresbased on an understanding of the type of persuasive methods used byscammers. It reviews both consumer-facing scams and enterprise scams,describing in-depth case studies relating to Craigslist scams and BusinessEmail Compromise Scams. This book provides a good starting point forpractitioners, decision makers and researchers in that it includesalternatives and complementary tools to the currently deployed emailsecurity tools, with a focus on understanding the metrics of scams.Both professionals working in security and advanced-level studentsinterested in privacy or applications of computer science will find this booka useful reference.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-09-14
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt380 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor130
Upplaga2016
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781493964550

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Dr. Markus Jakobsson is a leading voice in advising on advancements in understanding phishing, crimeware, social engineering and mobile security. He specializes in research around applied security, ranging from mobile malware detection to improved user interfaces, and with special attention to understanding and blocking fraud. Dr. Jakobsson has authored or co-authored more than a hundred peer-reviewed publications and numerous books related to Internet Security and Online Fraud. Dr. Jakobsson is the inventor of more than 50 patents and more than 100 pending patents, and consults as an expert witness in high-profile patent litigation cases. In 2013, Qualcomm acquired FatSkunk, an anti-malware startup founded by Dr. Jakobsson in 2009. He is the founder and CTO of ZapFraud Inc, a company dedicated to rubbing out Business Email Compromise.