Phishing: Cutting the Identity Theft Line by Russell Dean Vines and Rachael Lininger (2005, E-book)

Key Details
Author:	Russell Dean Vines, Rachael Lininger
Language:	English
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons
Format:	E-book
ISBN-10:	0764599224
ISBN-13:	9780764599224

Size
Length:	334 pages

Publisher's Note
"Phishing" is the hot new identity theft scam. An unsuspecting victim receives an e-mail that seems to come from a bank or other financial institution, and it contains a link to a Web site where s/he is asked to provide account details. The site looks legitimate, and 3 to 5 percent of people who receive the e-mail go on to surrender their information-to crooks. One e-mail monitoring organization reported 2.3 billion phishing messages in February 2004 alone.

If that weren't enough, the crooks have expanded their operations to include malicious code that steals identity information without the computer user's knowledge. Thousands of computers are compromised each day, and phishing code is increasingly becoming part of the standard exploits.
Written by a phishing security expert at a top financial institution, this unique book helps IT professionals respond to phishing incidents. After describing in detail what goes into phishing expeditions, the author provides step-by-step directions for discouraging attacks and responding to those that have already happened.

In Phishing, Rachael Lininger:

• Offers case studies that reveal the technical ins and outs of impressive phishing attacks.
• Presents a step-by-step model for phishing prevention.
• Explains how intrusion detection systems can help prevent phishers from attaining their goal-identity theft.
• Delivers in-depth incident response techniques that can quickly shutdown phishing sites.