The Art of Interactive Design: A Euphonious and Illuminating Guide to Building Successful Software

Header......Page 1
Cover......Page 2
Dedication......Page 9
Brief Contents......Page 10
Contents in Detail......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 23
Introduction......Page 25
Part 1 - Information Overload (Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics)......Page 29
1 - Find what you need: the magic of search engines......Page 31
2 - Alternative sources of news and information......Page 41
3 - Censoring information (we know what's best for you)......Page 53
4 - Hacktivism: online activism......Page 65
5 - Pledging allegiance: hatred as patriotism......Page 75
6 - Where the hackers are......Page 85
Part 2 - Dangerous Threats on the Internet......Page 95
7 - Viruses and Worms......Page 97
8 - Trojan Horses: beware of geeks bearing gifts......Page 111
9 - Con games on the internet......Page 125
10 - Online stalkers......Page 143
Part 3 - Breaking and Entering computers......Page 157
11 - Probing a target......Page 159
12 - Sneaking into a computer......Page 171
13 - Digging in......Page 185
Part 4 - Protecting Yourself......Page 195
14 - Computing on a shoestring......Page 197
15 - Protecting your data and your privacy......Page 213
16 - Waging war on spam......Page 231
17 - Web bugs, adware , pop-ups, and spy ware......Page 247
Part 5 - Protecting Your Computer......Page 259
18 - Firewalls, intrusion-detection systems, and honeypots......Page 261
19 - Computer forensics: recovering and deleting data......Page 273
20 - Protecting Your Computer......Page 285
Appendices......Page 295
A - Software......Page 297
B - A hacker's gallery of rogue tools......Page 321
C - A bit of history: phone phreaking and other phun......Page 341
D - Glossary......Page 355
Index......Page 365