Netspionage: The Global Threat to Information / Edition 1

by William C. Boni CISA, MBA, Gerald L. Kovacich CFE, CPP, CISSP, Perry G. Luzwick, Gerald L. Kovacich

Overview

This book begins by laying out a history of espionage that clearly shows that when a new technology or technique becomes available to the information gatherers in public and private sectors, they can quickly be adopted for Netspionage use. It then moves on to describe how the Internet and associated technologies have already revolutionized the collection and analysis of competitive information. The convergence of dependency on networked and exploitation tools (often propagated by "hackers," "cyberpunks," and even intelligence agencies) has already resulted in several incidents that foreshadow the perilous future. Close study of these incidents demonstrates how difficult yet how important it is to confront the challenges of "netspionage" and its less intrusive cousins. The authors present a set of the known incidents and then outline protective measures that will reduce the potential and consequences of netspionage.

Unlike most security books, this one is written for managers and executives in non-protection roles of the organization, since they are the ones who must take a leadership role in safeguarding the information assets of the networked enterprise.




*Practical guide written from front-line experience
*Explains the evolution of information collection and why it has never been easier
*Highlights the tools of the trade and how they can be put to best use

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750672573
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/25/2000
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	0.60(w) x 6.14(h) x 9.21(d)

About the Author

Dr. Gerald L. Kovacich has more than 40 years of experience in industrial, business and government security, investigations, information systems security, and information warfare, both in the U.S. Government as a special agent, in international corporations, and subsequently as an international consultant and lecturer. He retired as the Information Warfare Technologist, Northrop Grumman Corporation to pursue a career as an international consultant, lecturer and writer.

Table of Contents

How Did We Get Here: Introduction to the New Old World; The Driving Force: High Technology; The Internet; The Global I-Way to Netspionage and Techno-Crime; The Global Business and Government Revolutions; A Short History of Espionage: Industrial, Economic, and Military; Who Does What to Whom and How: Competitive Intelligence and the Networked World; Information Collection in the Gray Zone; The Black Zone, Who Uses Netspionage, How and Why; Case Studies in Netspionage; Protecting What You Have from Those Who Want It: Defending Against Netspionage; Operational Security and Risk Management Techniques to Mitigate the Netspionage Threat; The Best Defense May Really Be a Good Offense and Other Issues; Based on Where We Have Been and Where We Are Now, Where Are We Going?: Future of Technology; Business, Crime, and Security in the 21st Century Global Marketplace; Future Netspionage; Business and Government Agencies - Shared Responsibilities; Epilog: We're All In This Together

Editorial Reviews

"A unique contribution to an area of growing concern: the vulnerability of our information infrastructure. Netspionage offers both practical and theoretical insights into the global threat."
-Dr. John W. King, Baldwin-Wallace College

From the Publisher

As the Internet has evolved from an academic playground to an arena of global commerce, say Boni, in information protection, and Kovacich, in security, spies have wriggled out from under the bed and into the PC. They highlight the dangers to governments, companies, and professions and explain how to protect against criminals, terrorists, and intelligence agencies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

In Netspionage: The Global Threat To Information, William Boni and Gerald Kovacich draw upon there many years of professional experience in corporate security and intelligence to describe and address Internet-based threats to information security. Very highly recommended, essential reading for anyone charged with corporate, government, or personal information security in this age of cyberspace hackers, terrorists, and espionage, Netspionage is a very practical and experience-based guide to the evolution of information collection and how to best protect and secure information from unwarranted and criminal attempts to access and corrupt corporate records, databases, projects, and trade secrets.