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Cybercrime Book Excerpt: 'Zero Day Threat'

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Cybercrime has very quickly become a booming industry worth an estimated $100 billion a year. In this extract from Zero Day Threat, a new book about the complicity of big corporations in online crime, USA Today reporters Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz explain the mechanisms of a notorious online scam.

Speaking of Security Podcast #99

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Click here to download/listen (11:15).

Part 2: Paul Joyal speaks with award-winning USA Today journalists, Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz. They are the co-authors of Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity, which is scheduled for an April 2008 release. Byron and Jon talk about the inspiration for their book and more in part two of this two-part interview. See Byron, Jon and Paul next week at the RSA® Conference 2008, registrations are still being accepted!

Speaking of Security Podcast #98

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Click here to download/listen (10:35).

Paul Joyal speaks with award-winning USA Today journalists, Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz. They are the co-authors of Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity, which is scheduled for an April 2008 release. Byron and Jon talk about the inspiration for their book, the state of cybercrime, and more in part one of this two-part interview. Tune in next week for part two!