Book details of 'Internet Forensics'

Title	Internet Forensics
Author(s)	Robert Jones
ISBN	059610006X
Language	English
Published	October 2005
Publisher	O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The preface states that the intended audience for the book consists of security professionals, as well as developers and system administrators. A basic familiarity with email and Web clients is assumed, and the ability to program in Perl is recommended, although not necessary. Chapter one notes that there are bad things and people on the Internet. The domain and IP address structures, and the tools associated with researching the information related to them, is discussed in chapter two. Email headers are described in chapter three, primarily with a view to catching spammers. Chapter four notes various means of representing (and obfuscating) Web addresses. The information that can be obtained from Web pages is in chapter five, while data that can be obtained from Web servers is in six. Chapter seven outlines the information that your browser gives about you, and mentions ways to protect your privacy in that regard. The existence of metadata and commented material in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF files is presented in chapter eight, although this usually relates more to computer forensics than the network kind. Chapter nine appears to deal with the checking and confirmation of personal information. An overview of ways to search for and create signatures and patterns is given in chapter ten, but the purpose of the activity is not clear. Two case studies of network investigations are presented in chapter eleven, one of a phishing scam, and the other of a spambotnet. Chapter twelve finishes off the book with a look at various groups investigating different kinds of net crimes. The field of network forensics is not well covered yet. Therefore, I may be guilty of expecting too much of an early work. Much of the material presented in this book is simplistic. Still, the average Internet user may find the content helpful in terms of tracing spammers and checking for information about possibly hostile Web sites. copyright Robert M. Slade, 2005
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Because it's so large and unregulated, the Internet is a fertile breeding ground for all kinds of scams and schemes. Usually it's your credit card number they're after, and they won't stop there. Not just mere annoyances, these scams are real crimes, with real victims. Now, thanks to Internet Forensics from O'Reilly, there's something you can do about it. This practical guide to defending against Internet fraud gives you the skills you need to uncover the origins of the spammers, con artists, and identity thieves that plague the Internet. Targeted primarily at the developer community, Internet Forensics shows you how to extract the information that lies hidden in every email message, web page, and web server on the Internet. It describes the lengths the bad guys will go to cover their tracks, and offers tricks that you can use to see through their disguises. You'll also gain an understanding for how the Internet functions, and how spammers use these protocols to their devious advantage. The book is organized around the core technologies of the Internet-email, web sites, servers, and browsers. Chapters describe how these are used and abused and show you how information hidden in each of them can be revealed. Short examples illustrate all the major techniques that are discussed. The ethical and legal issues that arise in the uncovering of Internet abuse are also addressed. Not surprisingly, the audience for Internet Forensics is boundless. For developers, it's a serious foray into the world of Internet security; for weekend surfers fed up with spam, it's an entertaining and fun guide that lets them play amateur detective from the safe confines of their home or office.