Blackhatonomics

An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime

Will Gragido, Faculty Member of the IANS Institute where he specializes in advanced threat, botnet, and malware analysis.
Daniel Molina, Daniel J. Molina (CISSP) is Director of Business Development for ELAM (Emerging Latin American Markets) in Kaspersky Lab.
John Pirc, John is an advisor to HP's CISO on Cyber Security and has lectured at the US Naval Post Graduate School.
Nick Selby, a specialist in cyber crime and intelligence, and currently a police officer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area investigating cyber crime. He teaches continuing legal education on cybercrime for prosecutors in one of the country's largest jurisdictions. He is the CEO of StreetCred Software, which produces software that helps law enforcement serve fugitive arrest warrants through predictive intelligence.

Blackhatonomics explains the basic economic truths of the underworld of hacking, and why people devote hours to develop malware around the world. The root cause analysis of the monetization of cybersecurity in the inner circle of cybercrime is analyzed from the impact of multiple. Written by an exceptional author team, they take practical academic principles back them up with use cases and extensive interviews, placing you right into the mindset of the cyber criminal.

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Paperback, 216 Pages

Published: December 2012

Imprint: Syngress

ISBN: 978-1-59749-740-4

Chapter 1. Psychological and Cultural Trends
Chapter 2. Seasons of Change
Chapter 3. Drivers and Motives
Chapter 4. Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Chapter 5. Execution
Chapter 6. From Russia with Love
Chapter 7. The China Factor
Chapter 8. Pawns and Mules
Chapter 9. Globalization
Chapter 10. America, Land of Opportunity
Chapter 11. Global Law Enforcement
Chapter 12: The Road Ahead

Blackhatonomics

An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime

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