The cyber attack survival manual : tools for surviving everything from identity theft to the digital apocalypse

Selby, Nick (Police detective) (author.). Vescent, Heather, (author.). Chow, Eric, (illustrator.). Buckley, Conor, (illustrator.).

Summary: "Identity theft. Email hacks. Infrastructure attacks. Credit card fraud. Even murder for hire. All of these crimes can be committed with just a few clicks of a mouse. Cyber criminals can attack at any time, targeting you through a laptop, a smartphone, a television -- even your doorbell or thermostat. The good news? You don't have to be a victim. In this comprehensive, practical, and fact-filled book, global security expert Nick Selby and futurist Heather Vescent give you the tools you need to protect your family, your privacy, your finances, and your reputation. Don't go online without it." -- Back cover.

Item details

ISBN: 9781681881751
ISBN: 1681881756
Physical Description: print
221 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: San Francisco, California : Weldon Owen, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

This book is already out of date (and that's okay) -- Also, this book will freak you out (that's okay too) -- Hack your life -- Keep your identity safe -- Where the money is -- Protect your privacy online -- Keep kids safe online -- The internet of things -- Not just phoning it in -- Hack society -- Cyber security and small business -- The future of money -- Degrees of deception -- Sex and love in the cyber age -- Internet vigilantes and mob rules -- Hack the world -- The deep dark net -- Wikileaks and whistleblowers -- International cybersecurity.