Rachael Lininger, Russell Dean Vines
ISBN: 0-764-58498-7
Paper
334 pages
May 2005

This book will be written in two parts. The first will discuss the technical underbelly of phishing, including the ever-widening variety of tactics the criminals use and why prevention is impossible. The second part will discuss techniques technical professionals can use to prevent phishing and respond to attacks. ????????? A case study of how phishing has affected one major institution, which can provide a reality check as far as numbers of incidents, potential threat, etc. ????????? Other case studies revealing the technical inside of really impressive phishing attacks and used as step-by-step prevention models ????????? IDS signatures to help prevent the identity theft that is the phishers object ????????? Detailed incident response techniques and code application that work for getting sites shut down within a day or so ?