Blackhatonomics by Gragido, Will -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Acknowledgements Dedication About the Authors About the Technical Editor Foreword Preface

How This Book is Organized

Introduction Classifying the Cyber Actor Criminal and Organized Syndicates Nation States Summary References

Chapter 1. Psychological and Cultural Trends

Introduction Psychology of Attackers Psychology of Victims Attackers’ Familiarity with Human Psychology Motivations and Event-Driven Trends Summary References

Chapter 2. Seasons of Change

Introduction From Experiment to Exposé to Exploit Timeline: Innovations, Intrigue, and Intrusions Propaganda and Lulz Summary References

Chapter 3. Drivers and Motives

Introduction Technology Advancements and Their Effect on Crime Motives for Committing Cybercrime Opportunistic Cybercrime Cost Model Summary References

Chapter 4. Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Introduction Cyber Attacks: The Early Years The Pendulum Swings Back: Hacktivism and DDoS Summary References

Chapter 5. Execution

Introduction How Cybercriminals Execute Their Schemes Using Malicious Code and Content for Profit Identifying the Market Identifying the Target Audience Summary References

Chapter 6. From Russia with Love

Introduction A Bit of History The Cold War and Its Significance to Cybercrime Why the Russians Understand Economics Better Than You Do Cyber Thieves Cyber Rackets: Botnets, Malware, Phishing, and the Rise of the Russian Cybercriminal Underground Summary References

Chapter 7. The China Factor

Introduction Economic Growth Industrial Espionage Reducing the Risk of Industrial Espionage Security Spend Model Summary References

Chapter 8. Pawns and Mules

Introduction Pawns in the Game The Heartland Breach Acquiring and Transporting Stolen Assets without Being Detected From Money Mules to Money Laundering Summary References

Introduction References

Chapter 10. America, Land of Opportunity

Introduction The Birth of the Modern Internet When Purpose Is Corrupted by Conflicting Intent Defining the Norm: The Era of the Cybercriminal on America’s Internet Locking the Doors while Opening the Windows: Inviting the Cybercriminal into Our World and Our Lives Does Education Decrease Cybercrime in the United States? Industrial Espionage and the American Experience When the Crime Is Not Motivated by Economics Summary References

Chapter 11. Global Law Enforcement

Introduction Cybercrime Today U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Nonfederal Law Enforcement Summary References

Chapter 12. The Road Ahead

Introduction John Pirc: “Keeping Security Real” Will Gragido Nick Selby Daniel Molina Summary References

Index