Defeating the Hacker: A Non-Technical Guide to Computer Security

by Robert Schifreen and David Langstone Bolt

The current struggle between IT security and computer hackers is reaching crisis point. Corporate dependency on computers and the Internet as well as the rapid spread of broadband into more households has resulted in a feeding ground for hackers around the world. Estimated damage costs are now making their way into the billions. The need for some good advice is long overdue.

Robert Schifreen, a self-confessed ex-hacker, made history in 1985 when...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470025557
• ISBN13: 9780470025550
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"