5 comments about The Personal Internet Security Guidebook: Keeping Hackers and Crackers out of Your Home (The Korper and Ellis E-Commerce Books Series).

1. I was very impressed with the way the author was able to simplify the discussions around securing your computers, whether it be at home or a laptop on the road. The list of reference websites was amazing and proves that the author took the time to research the book carefully. He did not just give simple instructions for securing the computer. He actually took the time to explain what everything was and why it was important to make the changes. Good book for novices at home and can help fill in the gaps for more knowledgeable people. An excellent resource and reference. I recommend it.



2. This book contains some useful information, simply presented, but it is so poorly written and edited that I kept thinking that it was meant to be a parody, doing for computer books what "Spinal Tap" did for rock documentaries.

   The text appears not to have been edited, or even proof-read: In a chapter describing the history of the Internet, Vinton Cerf is sometimes "Cert" and sometimes "Cerf," even on the same page! In one case, the author states "So Cerf (yes dudes, not SERF!) and Kahn developed a new protocol..." and a few paragraphs later, "You see, the original model that Cert and Kahn put together...." (P.11). These quotes also give a good taste of the author's writing style, which might be described as "faux au courant."

   Beyond that, the material is very disorganized. Every page seems to be peppered with seemingly random footnotes, often providing trivial information, while many obscure acronyms are never even explained at all.

   The book is 200 pages long, much of it taken up with screenshots and diagrams. 40 of those pages are devoted to a list of security-related hardware and software tools with descriptions obviously copied from the vendor's advertising materials, and much of it already out-of-date. The foreword is by the CEO of Linksys. whose products are featured in many screenshots, and who is further flattered with a 2/3 page bio (more than is devoted to all three authors combined on the back cover), leading me to believe that the book is a Linksys commission with some additional support from the other sources mentioned.

   The book is a quick read, and it might appeal to the dumb and dumber crowd, but I wouldn't trust it or recommend it for anyone else.




3. This book was very useful ---- I found that I get attacked every day --- due to logs on my router. I agree with one of the other reviews -- too much Linksys stuff ... but still a great book and provided me with the information I needed to block these constant attacks on my cable modem line.



4. I was able to use the advise from this book to setup my home router. I have been watching the logs and it is amazing how many times on any one day that I get attacked. I have a cable modem at my apt. This book was great on the details about how to setup the home router.



5. This book is poorly written and contains very little useful information. It spends far too much time describing trivial differences between various computer & network configurations, and too little time really discussing security. When it comes to discussing security tools (in an appendix), it simply lists all of the available products, with little to no comparisons or recommendations. The average user will get nothing from this book, and is better off spending the money on a firewall or screensaver.

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5 comments about Internet Spy (Classified).

1. I got this book a year ago, I have read it more times than I can count. I amost live by it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes spies and spy stories or to a computer freak.It is ,in slang, the 'bomb'.



2. I could not get my nose out of this book. Every page is packed with spine-tingling action. On a one to ten scale, I give it an ELEVEN! If there's one book to read this summer, this should be it.



3. The book "Internet Spy", by Ian Probert, is a great book. It is an in-depth, fast-paced novel about computer hacking. If you're into that sort of thing, than you'll love this book. The main character in the book was at the home of his friend, Karl. Karl shows the boy (who remained unnamed throughout the book) the Internet. The boy was fascinated. However, the boy's interest was defeated when he found out that the man was spying. He quickly ran out. This isn't the most impossible book to read, topping out at under one hundred pages, but it is a good one. If you're into the world of computers, than you'll definitely want to read this book.



4. I will keep this book forever as a reminder that books withfive star ratings from Amazon customer reviews can be completelosers.

   Set in Germany in the mid-80's, this book is a poorlywritten, shallow, unfocused fictional account that even the Library of Congress Publication Data on page ii classifies as "Juvenile Literature" and the back cover categorizes the book as "Science Fact/Science Fiction." "Juvenile Literature," could refer to both the author as well as the intended audience.

   Ostensibly, the author/narrator is a courier between "Helmut" a character based on Karl Koch aka Hagbard of Cuckoo's Egg infamy and "Karl Mueller" a character also based in the Cuckoo's Egg milieu, that of Marcus Hess. In this account Koch burns in a car fire in town instead of alone in the forest outside Hannover. Do not expect to read any character development in this account however, the author is occupied wandering this account from hacking to Argentina defeating the German (West) soccer team in the 1986 World Cup.

   Neither should one expect to read about hacking, one should especially not expect any ethical conscience on computer intrusions.

   There are superficial undertones of activity by intelligence (KGB?) and law enforcement (FBI?) agencies, but they remain undeveloped as well.

   Fully one third of the book's 91 pages are filler, including a glossary, character biographies, a couple pages on the alleged conspiracy of silence on Koch's suicide and a very shallow treatment of some hacking history including Dark Avenger and the MOD. Printed on 8" X 5" stock in large fonts with plenty of space between lines, the book costs about a penny/sentence.

   You have been warned....




5. I must have been reading a different book to the person below. I thought that Internet Spy was fantastic. Sure it was short but since when was size that important? It's a really enjoyable book.

1 comments about Definitive Guide to Criminal Justice and Criminology on the World Wide Web, The.

1. Generation D criminal justice and criminology professionals will bounty hunt unsolved crimes for rewards; communicate with colleagues worldwide by e-mail; train in computer crime, forensics and Internetwide security; and web surf such sites as gangs, stolen bike registry, and terrorism. THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB therefore suggests becoming comfortable with such web directories, maps, search engines, and site lists as Gateway to the World, The Librarian's Guide to the Internet, Whowhere?, and the 18+ million World E-Mail Directory addresses. The book also shows keeping current nowadays as clicking into anti-virus sites; career advice, employment, and resume posting services; discussion lists and newsgroups; e-journals and 'zines; the Justice Information Center; the Justice Research Association; the National Criminal Justice Reference Service abstracts, international criminology links, JUSTINFO publication, and statistics; The 'lectric Law Library; and the weekly updated Talk Justice. This guide by The Criminal Justice Distance Learning Consortium is unique but does share common concerns with Don MacLeod's THE INTERNET GUIDE FOR THE LEGAL RESEARCHER.

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1 comments about Combating Computer Crime: Prevention, Detection, Investigation.

1. I'm computer security specialist. My primary occupation is writing security policies for large companies. When I visited my friend (non computer oriented) I found this book on his shelf. I told him that I cannot leave him without this book. He didn't know why he has this book, and was sure that didn't buy it!

   Book is really great. Tells exactly WHAT should I do and gives me enourmous help. If anyone read "Security policy made easy" by Charles Cresson Wood should try to find this book.

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