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INTRODUCTION
The following is a recap of Chapter 7 from Cyber Crime and Espionage by John
Pirc and Will Gragido. It is a great precursor to the content of the book you
now hold in your hands. In the aforementioned chapter, John and Will discuss
many concepts and tradecraft that are used by the nefarious cyber actor.
This will help readers who are somewhat new to cyber security as it covers
several examples of tools, tradecraft, and countermeasures at the very highest
level. Additionally, John and Will cover the economic spend of various countries
on cybercrime and cyber warfare. The concepts, tradecraft, and economics
only scratch the surface in terms of what goes on after a breach or cyber attack
occurs. The genesis of Blackhatonomics will go beyond the surface into the
details of what happens post-breach by John Pirc, Will Gragido, Daniel Molina
and Nick Selby.
The classification and categorization of nefarious cyber actors has moved well
past the script kiddie. Fame and bragging rights on compromised systems and
Web site defacements are passé and have long ago enjoyed their 15 minutes
of fame. It’s important to realize that the motive behind the script kiddie or
recreational hacker is more ego-driven and bent on destruction of data without
a hidden moral, political, or economic agenda. The entities we are about to discuss
are motivated by economic, political, and sometimes moral agendas that
drive cybercriminals to conduct targeted cyber operations from every
Andrew Hay - Personal Name
1st Edition
978-1-59749-740-4
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Blackhatonomics - An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime - 1st Edition
Economics
English
Elsevier, Inc.
2012
USA
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