FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An insider's look at the vulnerabilities of computer and communications technologies and the people who exploit them, countermeasures taken against these kinds of crime, how to attain reliable computer security, and all related issues, with many actual case histories explored and what can be learned from them. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains reading list, indexed, 242pp. A very nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Spectacular Computer Crimes : What They Are and How They Cost American Business Half a Billion Dollars a Year!

Publisher

Dow Jones-Irwin, Homewood

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

155623256X

ISBN 13

9781556232565

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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Lurid accounts of crimes, many of which are just old-fashioned swindles that happen to involve computers, and others that exploit the specific vulnerabilities of computer and communication technologies. BloomBecker is director of the National Center for Computer Crime Data, a nonprofit research institute. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Describes various computer crimes and their victims, suggests the basics of computer security and ways to respond to the crimes when they do occur, and discusses political cases and computer ethics.

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