
Cyber Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Defense
Robert Shimonski(Author)
Syngress (Publisher)
Published on 22. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
258 pages
978-0-12-801308-3 (ISBN)
Description
At a time when online surveillance and cybercrime techniques are widespread, and are being used by governments, corporations, and individuals, Cyber Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Defense gives you a practical resource that explains how these activities are being carried out and shows how to defend against them.
Expert author Rob Shimonski shows you how to carry out advanced IT surveillance and reconnaissance, describes when and how these techniques are used, and provides a full legal background for each threat. To help you understand how to defend against these attacks, this book describes many new and leading-edge surveillance, information-gathering, and personal exploitation threats taking place today, including Web cam breaches, home privacy systems, physical and logical tracking, phone tracking, picture metadata, physical device tracking and geo-location, social media security, identity theft, social engineering, sniffing, and more.
Expert author Rob Shimonski shows you how to carry out advanced IT surveillance and reconnaissance, describes when and how these techniques are used, and provides a full legal background for each threat. To help you understand how to defend against these attacks, this book describes many new and leading-edge surveillance, information-gathering, and personal exploitation threats taking place today, including Web cam breaches, home privacy systems, physical and logical tracking, phone tracking, picture metadata, physical device tracking and geo-location, social media security, identity theft, social engineering, sniffing, and more.
Reviews / Votes
"...an easy-to-read and informative book that can help the general public improve their awareness of cyberthreats and risk-mitigation approaches." --Computing ReviewsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Rockland, MA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
40 illustrations; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-801308-3 (9780128013083)
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Robert Shimonski
Cyber Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Defense
E-Book
10/2014
Elsevier
€45.95
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Person
Robert Shimonski is a technology executive specializing in healthcare IT for one of the largest health systems in America. In his role at Northwell Health, Rob is a decision maker and strategy planner for information systems operations and technology services. In his current role, Rob is responsible for bringing operational support into the future with the help of new technologies such as cloud and Artificial Intelligence. He is a best-selling author and editor with over 15 years' experience developing, producing, and distributing print media in the form of books, magazines, and periodicals. Rob's professional experience includes work for CompTIA, Entrepreneur Magazine, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill Education, Cisco, the US National Security Agency, and Digidesign. Rob has a diverse background in the publishing, including roles such as author, co-author, technical editor, copy editor, and developmental editor. Since print media shifted to the digital domain, Rob has focused the past decade on developing the needed skills to produce professional audio and video media. His research interests are focused on innovation and developing new solutions to create efficiency and bringing forth better outcomes through technology solutions. Rob has a master's degree in IT Management and a master's degree in Industrial Psychology. He is author of Cyber Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Defense, Introduction to Microsoft Certification and Study Skills, and MCSA Windows Server 2003 Upgrade to Server 2008 Technology Specialist Exam Prep from Syngress/Elsevier.
Author
Director, IT Infrastructure and Management at Northwell Health System, Plainview, NY, USA
Content
Chapter 1: Digital Reconnaissance
Chapter 2: Information Gathering
Chapter 3: Social Engineering
Chapter 4: Mobile Phone Tracking
Chapter 5: Physical Device Tracking
Chapter 6: Web Camera Tracking
Chapter 7: Data Capture and Exploitation
Chapter 8: Protection Methods
Chapter 2: Information Gathering
Chapter 3: Social Engineering
Chapter 4: Mobile Phone Tracking
Chapter 5: Physical Device Tracking
Chapter 6: Web Camera Tracking
Chapter 7: Data Capture and Exploitation
Chapter 8: Protection Methods