A review by sidetracked
Future Crimes by Marc Goodman
4.0
A rather interesting and disturbing review and depiction of the future of crimes that are taking place in the virtual environment and their consequences, which are not always loss of money. The first part of the book takes us on a journey through cyberspace, clearly explaining what criminals are using the world wide web for and how they do it. Welcome to the dark web, the area that not even Google indexes. In this part of the book you can find more information in relation to the Stuxnet virus, key loggers, why Google, Facebook and LinkedIn are free and we are not their customers, the Silk Road, The Onion Router etc.
In the second part of the book the author tries to forecast where cyber crimes may go next and how the Internet of Things may allow criminals unlimited access to our entire lives. Synthetic biology, quantum computing, medical or military nanobots, drones, medical devices (like prosthetic limbs, pace-makers) which are connected to the Internet and so on.
Lastly, in the third and final part Marc Goodman highlights what some of the steps to secure our safe use of the world wide web may be. The solutions he proposes are primarily aimed at governments or government-backed organizations, but also at individual users.
All in all the book fulfilled my expectations and I gladly recommend it to anyone who is interested in finding out more about the grey or dark areas of our connected (on-line) lives.
In the second part of the book the author tries to forecast where cyber crimes may go next and how the Internet of Things may allow criminals unlimited access to our entire lives. Synthetic biology, quantum computing, medical or military nanobots, drones, medical devices (like prosthetic limbs, pace-makers) which are connected to the Internet and so on.
Lastly, in the third and final part Marc Goodman highlights what some of the steps to secure our safe use of the world wide web may be. The solutions he proposes are primarily aimed at governments or government-backed organizations, but also at individual users.
All in all the book fulfilled my expectations and I gladly recommend it to anyone who is interested in finding out more about the grey or dark areas of our connected (on-line) lives.