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Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime: Cybersecurity Tactics to Outsmart Hackers and Disarm Scammers

by Eric O'Neill

A counterintelligence framework for everyday cybersecurity

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A counterintelligence framework for everyday cybersecurity

Eric O’Neill connects the tactics of cybercriminals—including phishing, malware, deepfakes, and AI-enabled schemes—to a four-part personal security method called PAID: Prepare, Assess, Investigate, and Decide. The framework moves from identifying important data and who can access it to reviewing defenses, watching for threats, and making decisions under pressure. Drawing on O’Neill’s background in FBI counterintelligence and national security, the book presents online safety as an ongoing practice, not a password problem alone. Its scope includes protecting personal information, as well as thinking about security for families and businesses.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People seeking practical guidance on identifying and responding to online scams and cyberthreats.
  • Readers interested in cybersecurity explained through a counterintelligence perspective.
  • Individuals, families, or business owners looking to organize their approach to protecting data.

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Cybersecurity and online privacyCounterintelligencePhishing, malware, and deepfakesData protection and threat assessment

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INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

National security strategist and former FBI counterintelligence operative Eric O'Neill exposes how nefarious cybercriminals relentlessly attempt to access your data and wallet, and arms you with his proven tactics for spotting and neutralizing cyberthreats to protect yourself, your family, and your business.

Cybercriminals, domestic and foreign, are launching attacks day and night using malware, phishing scams, deepfakes, artificial intelligence, and other unscrupulous schemes designed to steal your data and hold it hostage. When they win, it costs nations, businesses, and individuals trillions of dollars annually--a figure so massive that it ranks as the third largest economy in the entire world.

It's possible to fight back, but it'll take more than a strong password. Drawing on his years of experience as an FBI spy hunter and national security strategist, Eric O'Neill casts light on these malicious actors' tactics for stealing personal data and exploiting victims. Armed with this knowledge, O'Neill shares his method--called PAID--that you can use to defend yourself and stop attackers in their tracks:

    Prepare: Pinpoint your most critical data, identify where it resides and who can access it, and build your defenses around it.Assess: Continuously reassess your security and apply counterintelligence tactics to identify scams and cyberattacks..Investigate: Stay educated andhunt the threat before the threat hunts you.Decide: Using your new aptitude, make smart, rapid decisions under pressure..

Written by a top expert in the field and with the page-turning readability of a true crime thriller, Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime offers easy-to-follow steps for staving off cyberattacks, securing data, and keeping private information safe in an increasingly digital and dizzying world.

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