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Online crime takes center stage once more with the revelation that Plastic card fraud has fallen by 23% as online banking fraud is on the up.

It has been widely reported this week that the massive phishing scam that has affected popular web mail services such as Hotmail and GMail, is spreading. This has elevated consumer awareness and people are becoming increasingly aware that any online activity which requires the discolsure of their personal and sensitive data could be at risk.

Combat cybercrime and cyberterror today.

Organisations need to be prepared for cyber attacks for their own security and also to demonstrate to their customers that they are doing everything possible to avoid becoming the latest victim of the increasingly hostile digital ‘Wild West’.

CyberWar, CyberTerror, CyberCrime provides a stark and timely analysis of the increasingly hostile online landscape that today’s corporate systems inhabit, and gives a practical introduction to the defensive strategies that can be employed in response.

CyberWar, CyberTerror, CyberCrime “CyberWar, CyberTerror and CyberCrime are a real and present danger, and organizations that are unprepared for them are organizations that are wandering blindly into a destructive future,” warns Dr Mehan, the author of this book.

While targeted at professionals with a general understanding of security engineering, this timely, balanced and far-sighted book should provide sobering yet illuminating reading for business, technology and security leaders around the world. Layman and specialist alike will be engrossed by Dr Mehan’s insights into the psyche and modus operandi of the CyberTerrorist and the CyberCriminal.

Of particular value to security professionals are the chapters addressing CyberDefence, Governance, Laws and Standards, which discuss the current regulatory landscape and suggest practical methods for applying international standards and best practices to create a culture of security within organisations.

In the course of 280 pages, CyberWar, CyberTerror, CyberCrime makes a convincing case for the application of international standards and practices as the key counter-measure to the global threat of CyberAttacks. The book also provides a useful glossary of wider reading and current international standards.

“This is a book that I will look forward to using to enhance both my undergraduate and graduate instruction in information security.”

Dr Bob Folden, Assistant Professor, Business Administration and MIS, Texas A&M University-Commerce

“This is an interesting book that introduces the reader to the security of The Internet industry, goes into some details on how some abuse of it. This is a very good book. You will enjoy it.”

Jerome Athias, Computer Security Researcher

You can order this concise, straightforward and pragmatic guide to combating cybercrime and cyberterror today.

Tags: CyberCrime, CyberTerror, CyberWar, Data Security, Information Security, Phishing

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