Cyber-crime increasingly impacts both the online and offline world, and targeted attacks play a significant role in disrupting services in both. Targeted attacks are those that are aimed at a particular individual, group, or type of site or service. Unlike worms and viruses that usually attack indiscriminately, targeted attacks involve intelligence-gathering and planning to a degree that drastically changes its profile.
Individuals, corporations, and even governments are facing new threats from targeted attacks. Targeted Cyber Attacks examines real-world examples of directed attacks and provides insight into what techniques and resources are used to stage these attacks so that you can counter them more effectively. A well-structured introduction into the world of targeted cyber-attacksIncludes analysis of real-world attacksWritten by cyber-security researchers and experts
Product Details
- Publisher:Syngress; 1st edition (April 21, 2014)
- Language::English
- Paperback:158 pages
- ISBN-10:0128006048
- ISBN-13:978-0128006047
- Item Weight:8.1 ounces
- Dimensions:6 x 0.36 x 9 inches
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- #364 in Computer Viruses
- #1,157 in Computer Networking (Books)
- #1,353 in Computer Network Security