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This book occupies a unique place in the literature of computer forensics. Most works in the field, such as Kruse and Heiser's "Computer Forensics" (see reviews), concentrate on documentation of the investigation with a view to presentation in court. The actual mechanics of data recovery tend to be left to commercial tools. Caloyannides demonstrates how to delve into corners of the computer in order to actually get the data out. At the same time, this work is inconsistent, on at least two levels. The perspective flips back and forth between forensics and privacy, alternately emphasizing how to find evidence, and how to hide evidence. The technology involved is the same, but the shifts in viewpoint ... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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Reviews (1) and details of Computer Forensics and Privacy (Artech House Computer Security Series)

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After the three prior works on PGP and related issues, Bacard's book reads like a popular magazine article. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily an advantage. Part (chapter?) one is a general overview of privacy as related to computers. The examples and arguments used, though, are chosen from such a broad spectrum that they actually weaken the position in favour of privacy and confidentiality. Most of the anecdotes relayed in the book have little to do with computers. The majority have to do with governmental or corporate activities over which the individual has no say. None bear on the function of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) -- to encrypt local files and, in particular, those sent over public email channels. Chapter two discusse... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Reviews (1) and details of The Computer Privacy Handbook: A Practical Guide to E-Mail Encryption, Data Protection, and Pgp Privacy Software

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This book is intended to serve both as a textbook for an academic course of study, and as a self-study and reference guide for practicing professionals. The material has been extended to emphasize encryption and its central position in network protection. The structure and flow have been reorganized with both classroom use and solo instruction in mind, and additional teaching material, such as additional problems, have been added. Chapter one is an introduction to the topics to be covered. In a practical way it outlines the concerns involved in the phrase computer security, and the priorities occasioned by the networked nature of modern computing. There is also an outline of the chapters and sequence in the rest of the book. While th... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Forget the common cold for a moment. Instead, consider the rise of "false data syndrome," a deceptive method of identification derived from numbers rather than more recognizable human traits. Simson Garfinkel couples this idea with concepts like "data shadow" and "datasphere" in Database Nation, offering a decidedly unappealing scenario of how we have overlooked privacy with the advent of advanced technology. According to Garfinkel, "technology is not privacy neutral." It leaves us with only two choices: 1) allow our personal data to rest in the public domain or 2) become hermits (no credit cards, no midnight video jaunts--you get the point). Garfinkel's thoroughly researched and example-rich text explores the history of identification pro... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Reviews (3) and details of Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century

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Cryptology, for millennia a "secret science", is rapidly gaining in practical importance for the protection of communication channels, databases, and software. Beside its role in computerized information systems (public key systems), more and more applications within computer systems and networks are appearing, which also extend to access rights and source file protection. The first part of this book treats secret codes and their uses - cryptography. The second part deals with the process of covertly decrypting a secret code - cryptanalysis - where in particular advice on assessing methods is given. The book presupposes only elementary mathematical knowledge. Spiced with a wealth of exciting, amusing, and sometimes personal stories from the... Rest of this review on the detail page
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