Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity

by Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz

A white-collar true-crime story, this text is an investigative expose on bank and lending policies that actually facilitate ID theft and fraud. USA Today reporters Acohido and Swartz reveal the ways that corporations and technology giants have fixated on the Internet to maximise their profits, heedless of increased risks to customers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140275695X
• ISBN13: 9781402756955
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Union Square Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Zero Day Threat

Excellent book re: the international scope of identity theft. From thief to enabler, the authors follow the chain of criminals from start to finish. You'll never feel as secure as you did before you read this book.

A practical road mad to safe computing

I highly recommend Zero Day Threat by Pulitzer Prize winner Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz. This is a must read for anyone who currently uses or contemplates using the internet. Ignoring the information in this exceptional book is like journeying to a foreign land without speaking the language or carrying a GPS. The risk may be as great as walking down a dark alley with all your earthly goods exposed to any predators waiting for an easy target. The book is interesting, informative and full of good advice. Not only will you understand why the internet has become a huge risk - you will learn how the organizations that you thought would protect you actually put you at risk! The book is loaded with practical recommendations that you can put into use right now that will help you practice safe computing and guard your identity and credit. Don't close the barn door after the crooks have escaped with your horse. Read this book now and avoid spending hundreds of hours, frustration and your money to fix a problem you could avoid. Better safe than sorry - and this is just the insurance you need.

Richest stories about real cyber attacks

Technology managers can face a big challenge trying to get senior management to understand that effective security is well worth the investment. Real-world stories make their job easier. This extraordinarily well-written book contains the richest set of stories about real cyber attacks ever assembled.

Want to keep your credit record clean? This is a must-read.

A must-read for anyone interested in keeping their credit record clean. The objective journalism in Zero Day Threat reveals the shoddy state of IT security and how the Internet underworld benefits by robbing people blind, safely and remotely. Stu Sjouwerman, Founder, Sunbelt Software

Highly Accurate

The Internet has created a "perfect storm" scenario for criminals: no taxes and no tax evasion, value in everything online, anonymous access to vast resources, criminal tools that look and act like lawful tools, no national or political boundaries, limited cyber laws and virtually no law enforcement, numerous opportunities for money laundering, global interconnectivity, and millions of clueless victims. Add to that mix the lax attitude of the financial sector and the storm becomes deadly. Society no longer owns the Internet, it belongs to the criminals described in the Zero Day Threat. * Marcus Sachs, Director of the SANS Internet Storm Center