Book details of 'Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives'

Title	Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives
Author(s)	Ted Fair, Michael Nordfelt, Sandra Ring, Eric Cole
ISBN	1931836418
Language	English
Published	February 2005
Publisher	Syngress

---

Back to shelf Computer security
Amazon.com info for Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives

Score:

Vote for this book

The Virtual Bookcase Reviews of 'Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives':

Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Chapter one seems to be a search for grounds to justify spying on your family. The reasons seem to boil down to a) everybody likes to snoop, b) you should spy on your spouse (because everybody likes sex), and c) it's always OK to spy on your kids (you're just looking out for them, after all). (Somehow it is easy to believe that the authors all met at the CIA.) We are supposed to learn about the basics of spying, in chapter two, but instead get vague advice on planning, plus hypothetical stories. A kind of terse review of the parts of computers is in chapter three: chapter four provides slightly more usable information about network operations. Chapter five starts out with an extremely simplistic set of instructions for navigating around your computer (if I am going to get spied on, maybe I *do* want it to be these guys), moves into a list of recommended utilities, and also discusses some issues that don't seem to fit the level of the other material at all. (If you don't know how to run Windows Explorer, how are you going to know the difference between an Ethernet hub and an Ethernet switch?) Areas to obtain data from a computer are listed in chapter six. Oddly, there is much "low hanging fruit" that is not mentioned, while a number of the items suggested can be defeated quite easily. Web browsing, in chapter seven, repeats a great deal of material from five and six. Email, in chapter eight, also reiterates a lot of earlier content. Instant messaging and clients are discussed in chapter nine. Chapter ten reviews other spying techniques and more advanced computer technologies. Some elementary means to make spying more difficult are mentioned in chapter twelve. Once again, the lack of a stated audience makes it very difficult to assess whether this book does its job. It certainly isn't for professionals: neither security nor law enforcement people will get much out of this work. For people who want to spy on their spouses or significant others, well, I have no sympathy if they waste their money that way. If parents are planning to spy on children, I would suggest that there are other, better, means of protecting your kids online, and if you really need to know the content that is provided in this text, then your kids are probably going to be able to get around you anyway. For the tin-foil hat crowd, you may be comforted to find that CIA staff can't do any better than this. (On the other hand, maybe it's a conspiracy to make us all *think* that the CIA is that dumb ...) copyright Robert M. Slade, 2005
Add my review for Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives

Book description:

Uncover the Threats Lurking in the Darkness of Your Family's Computer Many people have no idea of the evils that exist across the Internet or the danger that can result from simply answering an innocent-sounding e-mail or participating in a chat. Your loved ones could unknowingly be putting themselves in grave risk. By using the tools and techniques in this book to check up or spy on them, you can identify the perils, educate your loved ones about impending danger, and avoid potential physical, emotional, or financial disasters. This book was written to help make the Internet safe for families and friends; to raise awareness of the inherent dangers of the Internet; and to help parents keep their children out of trouble.--Dr. Eric Cole * Learn When to Spy and When Not to SpyWould spying on your spouse or child cause more damage than the problem you suspect exists? * Translate What Your Children Are Really Saying OnlineKnow what it means when your child types 420, ASL, Cyber, NSA, POS, or S2R. * Follow the SLEUTH MethodologyLearn to: Set goals, Layout strategy, Evaluate and Understand risk, Take observations, and Handle the results. * Cover Your TracksUse tools and techniques to achieve your objectives without being discovered. * Master Spying SoftwareDownload, install, and use free spying applications, including IZArc, WinSpy, and Kaboodle. * You Got That with Google?Use Google and the Google Desktop Search tool to scan and classify public records; blogs; online databases; credit reports; phone and address listings; e-mails; IM chats; files; Web caches; and more. * One Person's Trash...Use PC Inspector File Recovery to retrieve and restore deleted files. * Expand Your SearchGo beyond the PC to uncover information on switched networks, PDAs, cell phones, iPods, and even video game consoles. * Know When the Tables Have TurnedDetermine if you are someone else's mark and take steps to protect yourself. Your Solutions Membership Gives You Access to: A comprehensive FAQ page that consolidates all of the key points of this book into an easy-to-search Web page "From the Author" Forum where the authors post timely updates and links to related sites The complete code listings from the book Downloadable chapters from these best selling books: Google Hacking for Penetration Testers Inside the Spam Cartel: Trade Secrets from the Dark Side Hacking a Terror Network: The Silent Threat of Covert Channels Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent CONTENTS: Why Spy? Spying Basics Technology Overview: Computer Basics Network Basics Taking Control Spying on the PC Spying on Web Browsing Spying on E-mail Spying on Chat and Instant Messages Advanced Techniques Counterspy: Are You Being Watched?