03236nam a2200313 a 4500 1/44934 140721s2004 us 001 0 eng 9781932266863 1932266860 47891 OPELS eng OPELS OKU OCLCQ OCLCF GR-PeUP Spammer-X. Inside the spam cartel [electronic resource] : trade secrets from the dark side / Spammer X ; foreword by Stu Sjouwerman, editor in chief ; Jeffrey Posluns, technical editor. Rockland, MA : Syngress : Distributed by O'Reilly Media, Inc. in the United States, c2004. 1 online resource (xvi, 413 p.) : ill. "Spammer X is a composite character created from the hundreds of individuals I've met in the IT security field"--P. 2. Includes index. Inside the head of a spammer -- How spam works -- Sending spam -- Your e-mail : digital gold -- Creating the message and getting it read -- Getting paid as a spammer -- Spam filters : detection and evasion -- Spam filters : advanced detection and evasion -- Phishing and scam spam -- Spam and the law -- Analyzing spam -- The real cost of spam -- Statistics of spam -- The future of spam -- FAQs of spam. Authored by a former spammer, this is a methodical, technically explicit expose of the inner workings of the SPAM economy. Readers will be shocked by the sophistication and sheer size of this underworld. From the Author: "You may hate spam and think all spammers are evil, but listen to my story and see why I do this and more importantly, HOW." For most people, the term "SPAM" conjures up the image of hundreds of annoying, and at times offensive, e-mails flooding their inbox every week. But for a few, SPAM is a way of life that delivers an adrenaline rush fueled by cash, danger, retribution, porn and the avoidance of local, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. "Inside the SPAM Cartel" offer readers a never-before seen view inside this dark sub-economy. You'll meet the characters that control the flow of money as well as the hackers and programmers committed to keeping the enterprise up and running. You may disagree with their objectives, but you can't help but to marvel at their ingenuity and resourcefulness in defeating spam filters, avoiding being identified, and staying one step ahead of the law. * Spam makes up now 64% of all email sent and it is said to be the most annoying part of being online. * You'll meet the characters that control the flow of money as well as the hackers and programmers committed to keeping the enterprise up and running. * Authored by a former spammer, this is a methodical, technically explicit expose of the innerworkings of the SPAM economy. Electronic mail systems. Spam (Electronic mail) Computer crimes. Electronic books. Sjouwerman, Stu. Posluns, Jeffrey. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20140721 00b47891 00b47891 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781932266863 /webopac/covers/03/47891_9781932266863.jpg /webopac/covers/03/47891_1932266860.jpg