Adam Young & Moti Yung 
Malicious Cryptography 
Exposing Cryptovirology

Hackers have uncovered the dark side of cryptography–that
device developed to defeat Trojan horses, viruses, password theft,
and other cyber-crime. It’s called cryptovirology, the art of
turning the very methods designed to protect your data into a means
of subverting it. In this fascinating, disturbing volume, the
experts who first identified cryptovirology show you exactly what
you’re up against and how to fight back.

They will take you inside the brilliant and devious mind of a
hacker–as much an addict as the vacant-eyed denizen of the
crackhouse–so you can feel the rush and recognize your
opponent’s power. Then, they will arm you for the
counterattack.

This book reads like a futuristic fantasy, but be assured, the
threat is ominously real. Vigilance is essential, now.

* Understand the mechanics of computationally secure information
stealing

* Learn how non-zero sum Game Theory is used to develop
survivable malware

* Discover how hackers use public key cryptography to mount
extortion attacks

* Recognize and combat the danger of kleptographic attacks on
smart-card devices

* Build a strong arsenal against a cryptovirology attack

About the author

Dr. Adam Young (Herndon, VA) is a research scientist at
Cigital, Inc. a software security company. He is involved
in research for the Department of Defense and is a well-known
cryptography consultant holding six US patents and two
international patents of novel methods for security implementation.

Dr. Moti Yung (New York, NY) is Senior Researcher at
Columbia University and a well-known cryptography consultant.
Previously the VP/Chief Scientist at Cert Co, Inc. Moti is on the
Steering Committee for the Cryptographer’s Track for RSA
2004. He is the holder of numerous technology US patents, won the
IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, and co-discovered, with Adam,
numerous cryptovirology attacks.