text: What are you doing to protect yourself from cybercrime? Are you pinning all your hopes on throwing resources at the problem or are you lying low somewhere quiet and just hoping its dark tendrils won’t envelope you?
  Understand this – everyone is affected by cyber-crime and neither buying ever more expensive and technically complex protection nor going into denial are going to protect you; not for a single second. Heck, you don’t even need a computer or other techy gadget to get caught up in it.
  By following the advice given in this book, you will become better armed, better able to defend yourself and better able to remove the target from your back. In one of my favorite words, you will become prickly.
  But I don’t leave it there. This is a no-holds barred ride through the minds of the criminals – what makes them tick, why are they able to do it, and how can they be stopped? There are interviews with real-life hackers and cyber-bullies as well as a chat I had with a former member of the FBI cyber-crimes division.
  About the Author(s)
  Dr. Richard White is a recognized industry expert in the fields of cybersecurity infrastructure, cybersecurity remediation, and cybersecurity program development. With over 25 years of experience in systems design, security technology implementation and security policy development and enforcement, Dr. White has developed innovative and affordable approaches for the rapid deployment of cyber threat detection and remediation technologies. Prior to his tenure at Oxford Solutions, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the United States Capitol Police where he coordinated and managed all aspects of advanced malware defense, advanced threat detection, incident response, cyber remediation, and containment efforts.
  Previously, he was a Technical Director with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., where he led two multidisciplinary teams: network modeling & simulation and high availability networking and resilience. Earlier in his career with Booz Allen Hamilton, he worked with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to provide systems engineering and information assurance solutions for the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and civilian agencies of the federal government.
  While at Mitretek Systems, a non-profit scientific research and technical assessment & evaluation organization, Dr. White led all technical efforts related to the evaluation and technical feasibility studies of project GovNet. Additionally, he contributed to Mitretek System’s interdisciplinary cybersecurity research program by developing methods to measure and model the effectiveness of cyber strategies and evolving technologies.
  Currently he serves as a member of the University of Maryland University College adjunct faculty core and is currently the course chair for the Cybersecurity and Information Assurance capstone course and degree program.
  He provides strategic cybersecurity guidance to the U.S. Patent Trademark Office, United States Capitol Police, Homeland Security, and the NSA.
  He is a frequent keynote speaker on cyber security matters and regularly presents individual technical topics, as well as participates as an expert panelist at industry sponsored events.
  Dr. White has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland University College. He earned Master of Science degrees in Electronic Business and Telecommunications in 2003 and a PhD with a concentration in Information Assurance in 2007.