dotCrime Manifesto: How to Stop Internet Crime, (paperback), The / Hallam-Baker, Phillip

Internet crime keeps getting worse...but it doesn t have to be that way. In this book, Internet security pioneer Phillip Hallam-Baker shows how we can make the Internet far friendlier for honest people and far less friendly to criminals.

The dotCrime Manifesto begins with a revealing new look at the challenge of Internet crime and a surprising look at today s Internet criminals. You ll discover why the Internet s lack of accountability makes it so vulnerable, and how this can be fixed technically, politically, and culturally.

Hallam-Baker introduces tactical, short-term measures for countering phishing, botnets, spam, and other forms of Internet crime. Even more important, he presents a comprehensive plan for implementing accountability-driven security infrastructure: a plan that draws on tools that are already available, and rapidly emerging standards and products. The result: a safer Internet that doesn t sacrifice what people value most: power, ubiquity, simplicity, flexibility, or privacy.

Tactics and strategy: protecting Internet infrastructure from top to bottom

Building more secure transport, messaging, identities, networks, platforms, and more

Gaining safety without sacrificing the Internet s unique power and value

Making the Internet safer for honest people without sacrificing ubiquity, simplicity, or privacy

Spam: draining the swamp, once and for all

Why spam contributes to virtually every form of Internet crime and what we can do about it

Design for deployment: how to really make it happen

Defining security objectives, architecture, strategy, and design and evangelizing them

How to Build a Safer, Better Internet

You ll find yourself deeply concerned, then fascinated, then hopeful as you read about

Building an Internet that resists online crime

Phishing, botnets, and spam: tactical, workable, immediate countermeasures

Establishing the Accountable Web : a strategic, long-term solution to Internet crime

Improving security without sacrificing what people love about the Internet

The Internet is today s Wild West: too much lawlessness, too little accountability. Now, one of the Internet s leading pioneers shows how we can build a more trustworthy Internet: one that resists crime without frustrating honest people or compromising privacy and civil liberties. Drawing on years at the cutting edge of Internet and security research, Phillip Hallam-Baker offers a complete plan for reinventing the Internet: a plan that addresses everything from technology to politics and culture. Whether you re a technology professional, policymaker, or citizen, this book will show you how we can make the Internet better, smarter, and above all, safer.

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Preface xix

Acknowledgments xxiv

About the Author xxviii

Chapter 1: Motive 1

Chapter 2: Famous for Fifteen Minutes 37

Chapter 3: Learning from Mistakes 51

Chapter 4: Making Change Happen 81

Chapter 5: Design for Deployment 107

Chapter 6: Spam Whack-a-Mole 119

Chapter 7: Stopping Spam 135

Chapter 8: Stopping Phishing 155

Chapter 9: Stopping Botnets 175

Chapter 10: Cryptography 199

Chapter 11: Establishing Trust 215

Chapter 12: Secure Transport 227

Chapter 13: Secure Messaging 251

Chapter 14: Secure Identity 277

Chapter 15: Secure Names 311

Chapter 16: Secure Networks 323

Chapter 17: Secure Platforms 343

Chapter 18: Law 355

Chapter 19: The dotCrime Manifesto 377

Further Reading 383

References 387

Index 395