Inside the Spam Cartel: Trade Secrets from the Dark Side

Inside the Spam Cartel: Trade Secrets from the Dark Side

Product Description
You May Hate Spammer-X, But Can You Afford to Ignore Him?

Learn How Spammers Stay One Step Ahead of the Law

A Methodical and Technically Explicit Exposé That Travels Beyond Configuring Filters and Cleaning Mailboxes

A “Must Read” for Security Professionals, Law Enforcement, Hackers, and Programmers

“You may not know me, but it’s likely you have received at least one of the 10 to 20 million spam e-mails I send each week. This is my story, my chance to tell the world how and why I became one of the world’s most prolific spammers. I’ll take you inside the Spam Cartel, showing real examples and techniques used to send spam, including how e-mail addresses are obtained, spam filters are evaded, and money is made. I want you to understand how a spammer works and why I choose to work in one of the most hated industries in the world. “—Spammer X

Understand SPAM as an Industry See why SPAM has become a preferred means of mass market advertising for many companies.

Learn How Spammers “Own” Proxy Servers and SMTP Relays Scan networks to identify security flaws for exploitation.

Bait the Hook with Phishing and Scam SPAM See how promises of a Nigerian treasury surplus or an uncollected lottery winning attract the unsuspecting.

Discover the Top Spoofed Spam Domains You may be surprised to know that the most commonly abused domains include Microsoft, Yahoo, and Ameritech locations.

Employ SPAM Forensics Track a spammer’s activities and build a fingerprint from the spam they send and the techniques they use.

Learn the Rules of the CAN-SPAM Act Find the teeth in the law to help protect both corporate and national security interests.

Create Messages that Get Read Only the best spammers have mastered the art of making the reader want to buy an otherwise useless product.

Learn how VoIP Spam May Be the Next Big Thing VoIP creates an IP address for your phone number, meaning most of the spammer’s e-mail techniques can be readily ported.

Your Solutions Membership Gives You Access to:

Comprehensive FAQ page that consolidates all of the key points of this book into an easy to search web page

“From the Author” Forum where the authors post timely updates and links to related sites

The complete code listings from the book

These downloadable e-booklets:

WarDriving: Learning to WarDrive

Hacking the Code: Managing Sessions

Cyber Adversary Characterization: Introduction to Auditing the Hacker Mind

Wireless Hacking: Building Outdoor Enclosures and Antenna Masts

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