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The New Forensics introduces readers to the world of business forensics, using interesting vignettes, interviews, and actual crime reports. It examines recent cases in which the use of computer forensics led to evidence linking executives to fraud and covers issues such as the theft of trade secrets, the use of data mining, money laundering, and other types of theft and fraud. Author Joe Anastasi, a well-respected leader in computer and business forensics, leads the reader on a shadowy journey through top-secret government offices and real-life business investigations while covering the moral and legal issues surrounding corporate crime. Case studies, stories, and interviews help highlight important issues and move the book out of the theoretical into the realm of actual practice.
Joe Anastasi (San Francisco, CA) serves as the Global Leader for Deloitte Forensics, which includes the operation of several Cybercrime Computer Forensics labs located around the world. He is a member of the High-Tech Crime Investigation Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. | | | Features: | |
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Joe Anastasi | | Hardcover:
| 256 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| June 10, 2003 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0471269948 | | Product Length:
| 9.34 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.1 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.99 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 How things would have been if Hercule Poirot had a computerJul 15, 2003
By Kathryn L. Newsome
The New Forensics is a fascinating account of the ways in which some unlikely and unsung heroes of the digital age � forensic accounting specialists � ferret out evidence of crimes ranging from corporate fraud to homicide, from intellectual property piracy to secretion of assets from Holocaust victims in Swiss banks. This is no dry textbook: the author obviously has a deep passion for his subject matter and a natural gift for storytelling, both of which come across in an easily readable, almost breezy prose style. In an interwoven series of stories of greed, arrogance and shady dealings � some well known, like Enron and WorldCom, others not so well known - the author gives even the novice a comprehensible education in computer forensics and accounting concepts without "dumbing down" or oversimplifying these topics. Though the techniques used by the investigators and described in this book reflect the state of the art at the time the investigations were conducted, the human weaknesses and strengths that underlie the use of technology both to perpetrate and uncover misconduct are timeless, and they are ultimately the real subject matter of this fine book. For what it has to say, and for way in which the author tells these stories, this book ought to be required introductory reading on college campuses and in business and law schools. In fact, anyone who is interested in real-life crime drama, in computer and software technology and high-tech sleuthing, or in the rise and fall of the "dot-com/dot-gone" economy, will enjoy this book. Highly recommended.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 An Eye-openerJul 16, 2004
A must read for everybody in the corrupt world we live in today. It influences everyone of us.
The book gave me, the man on the street, an insight into the investigation of forensic auditors into corporate criminal activities. It was a real eye-opener to see to what extremes mankind will go to satisfies his greed. The way in which it is done is not only clever, it really is brilliant in its simplicity. But for the forensic investigators to reveal these frauds are even more brilliant.
Joe Anastasi explains how the forensic investigators use modern technology to uncover corporate fraud in a way even I, an illiterate in this field of work, can understand. For the first time I comprehend some of the work, pressure and ultimate excitement of tracking down the criminals.
The book reads like a suspense thriller, the most scary part is, it is real life and not fiction!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
I could not put this book downApr 17, 2004
By m. holzthum
A real page turner! I loved this book! I thought it would be dry and technical, but it was surprisingly accessible. It was very breezy. A fun and very informative read.Thanks to Joe Anastasi for writing this book. I hope that he has another book in the works detailing more investigations because this book ended too soon!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
An Absolute Page TurnerOct 23, 2003
By Austin Tilghman
From start to finish, Joe Anastasi rivets the reader through the intimate discovery of modern day computer forensics. This timely narrative captures the real life world of high stakes forensic investigators as they try to unravel webs of corporate deceit. This is a must read for any one curious about today's financial headlines, what they really mean and the excesses of the Board Room.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Interesting readingNov 01, 2004
By Ben Rothke
"Author of 'Computer Security: 20 Things Every Employee Should Know'"
Security literature is filled with titles on procedures, processes, and details of performing forensic investigations. Despite its title, this book is not another one. Equal parts autobiography, mystery, biography, and action thriller, the book is an overview of the cases and characters with which the author, a forensic investigator at Deloitte and Touche, has been involved.
In chapter after chapter, the reader receives a high-level view of the tools and technologies used in forensic investigations, then learns the inner workings of specific corporate frauds. These cases range from garden-variety frauds to cybercrime.
One fascinating chapter explores the disposition of a bank account dormant since the Holocaust and how forensic investigators cracked the case 60 years after the fact. It describes how a large group of investigators went to Switzerland to determine the beneficiaries of dormant World War II-era Swiss bank accounts. The chapter details methodology used to retrieve documents and to discover what was hidden and who was entitled to it.
Geared for management-level readers without much technical background, the book spares the reader byte-by-byte details on forensic evidence gathering and handling. Story after story gives readers a very accessible account of how investigators detected fraud, misuse, and a wide range of other corporate criminality. With its real-life drama, the book is both an enjoyable and instructive read.
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