Understanding Social Engineering Based Scams

Author:   Markus Jakobsson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781493964550


Pages:   130
Publication Date:   14 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Markus Jakobsson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.495kg
ISBN:  

9781493964550


ISBN 10:   1493964550
Pages:   130
Publication Date:   14 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Scams and Targeting.- Identifying Scams and Trends.- Predicting Trends.- Persuasion in Scams.- Traditional Countermeasures to Unwanted Email.- Obfuscation in Spam and Scam.- Semantic Analytics of Messages.- Case Study: Sales Scams.- Case Study: Rental Scams.- Case Study: Romance Scams.- Case Study: Business Email Compromise.- Conclusion and Next Steps.

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This up-to-date book zeroes in on the more recent phenomenon of lower volume, targeted emails. ... It is directed at network administrators, security researchers, best policy practitioners, and law enforcers. ... For the intended audiences, it is a decent high-level overview that is worth reading. (David Bellin, Computing Reviews, February, 2017)


“This up-to-date book zeroes in on the more recent phenomenon of lower volume, targeted emails. … It is directed at network administrators, security researchers, best policy practitioners, and law enforcers. … For the intended audiences, it is a decent high-level overview that is worth reading.” (David Bellin, Computing Reviews, February, 2017)


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Dr. Markus Jakobsson is a leading voice in advising on advancements in understanding phishing, crimeware, social engineering and mobile security. He specializes in research around applied security, ranging from mobile malware detection to improved user interfaces, and with special attention to understanding and blocking fraud. Dr. Jakobsson has authored or co-authored more than a hundred peer-reviewed publications and numerous books related to Internet Security and Online Fraud. Dr. Jakobsson is the inventor of more than 50 patents and more than 100 pending patents, and consults as an expert witness in high-profile patent litigation cases. In 2013, Qualcomm acquired FatSkunk, an anti-malware startup founded by Dr. Jakobsson in 2009. He is the founder and CTO of ZapFraud Inc, a company dedicated to rubbing out Business Email Compromise.

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