Fraud Examination, Revised

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Updated and enhanced, FRAUD EXAMINATION will help you learn to identify, detect, investigate, and prevent financial fraud. Studying is made easy with expanded end-of-chapter materials and updated appendices. Learn about different types of fraud, including tax fraud, e-business fraud, and consumer fraud. Finally, coverage of fraud detection, investigating theft and concealment, and fraudulent tax reporting activities provide unique insight into fraud in the modern world.

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Student friendly and well-written.......2007-05-11

This book is a very thorough and well-written introduction to the field of fraud examination. Authors' lucid and easy-to-read style with plenty of fraud story examples is helpful to digest complex concepts such as financial statement frauds and e-commerce frauds. Chapter sizes are carefully kept small. Quizzes and case studies are also well-thought out.

Some reviews on Amazon don't do this book a justice. Overall a comprehensive text book in the area of Fraud examination. For curious and interested in this field, I also recommend Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, Second Edition.

Great book for students in accounting........2007-02-19

As soon as I started reading this book, I had no problems keeping up with the assigned readings in my class. The examples of what people will do to decieve others and themselves are gut wrenching, but give a true picture of what people do. This book has made me consider specializing in fraud.

Disapproval.......2007-01-04

I found this to be one of the most poorly written texts I've ever read. It is very redundant and full of grammatical errors. It's as if two or three authors wrote the same material in their own respective words and bound it together to form one book. This same amount of material could have been covered in a comprehensive essay as opposed to a poorly written 18 chapter text book.

Not Conan.......2004-06-24

W. Steve Albrecht is the author of the book.
Chad O. Albrecht is the contributing editor.

Book Description

In Principles of Fraud Examination, Joseph Wells (founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) provides a wealth of informative and entertaining insights into the complex social factors behind fraudulent behavior. The text also provides a broad overview of the field of Fraud Examination—from what fraud is, to how it is committed, detected, and deterred. Coverage begins with an explanation of fraud examination methodology, followed by detailed examination of the most prevalent fraud schemes used by employees, owners, managers, and executives.

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This Is the Textbook version of Corprate Fraud.......2004-11-23

This book is excellent and very readable. It is the textbook version of Corporate Fraud Handbook: Prevention and Detection by the same author which costs less. So unless you are using this in class or teach from it get the Corporate Fraud Handbook...it costs less. Either way you won't be sorry for having the book. It is worth it.

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Undisputably one of the best in its field!!!!!

Fraud Examination and Prevention
W. Steve Albrecht , and Chad O. Albrecht
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Recent headlines regarding Enron and others spotlight the need for fraud prevention ? in both business and private entities. Hundreds of thousands of incidents occur each year because of poor or inadequate accounting and financial control and security. Written by one of the foremost experts in the area of forensic accounting, this innovative book teaches companies and professionals how to reduce fraud losses ? and how to effectively work to eliminate future frauds. It offers comprehensive coverage of fraud detection, warning signs, technology tools, investigation techniques (for auditors, security personnel and managers), financial statement screening, fraud risk in e-commerce, pro-active fraud risk and much more. The cost of fraud can be devastating. Fraud Examination and Fraud Prevention is an invaluable resource to accountants, financial officers, managers, business owners, attorneys, auditors and many others.

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Undisputably one of the best in its field!!!!!.......2006-12-18

I have read a number of books on fraud and this is surprisingly the best that I have read. I have selected and started reading this book like any others and was shocked by the conciseness, focus and intensity that Mr. Albrecht has put into it.

In this book, Mr. Albrecht has selflessly shared many real life examples that help non-professional appreciate and understand the points that he was bringing across.

A systematic book that you will not regret owning. I have borrowed it from the library and now is considering getting one after finishing the book!

Hope more readers will be blessed when they come across this book!

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Fraud Examination Updated Printing
W. Steve Albrecht , Conan C. Albrecht , and Chad O. Albrecht
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The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security

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This is the book that will get you pass the CISSP exam!
Gooddish study guide for this certification
Not bad, but the "Official" study guide is better IMO
Passed my CISSP Test today!!
Another Great Guide

The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security
Ronald L. Krutz , Russell Dean Vines , and Edward M. Stroz
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The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) rating is difficult to earn and rare in the marketplace, which means you're a valuable commodity if you've proven your skills by passing the exam. The CISSP Prep Guide, one of only a handful of books on its subject, does a good job of giving readers a feel for the scope of the test and the style of its questions. It's ideal for use either as a preliminary survey of the CISSP subject areas (the test's publisher and the authors of this book call them "domains") for relative newcomers to computer security, or as a pure study guide to help more experienced professionals zero in on the weak spots in their knowledge. Don't expect to do well on the CISSP exam having only read this book. You'll want to have some practical experience and some specialized reading under your belt.

Ronald Krutz and Russell Vines are good writers and fine teachers; they explain the wide-ranging CISSP domains (which have to do with everything from cryptographic algorithms to fire-suppression techniques to legal principles). They take care to explain potentially unfamiliar terms--there's a good glossary in the back of this book--and employ conceptual diagrams well. However, the answer keys for the sample questions that conclude each chapter aren't annotated and some readers will wish for more references to specialized sources. --David Wall

Topics covered: The subjects covered by the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam published by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, including cryptography, access control, security policy, legal matters, and the physical safety of information, equipment, and people.

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With the growing threat of computer viruses and Internet security breaches, companies are fiercely headhunting for CISSP certified security professionals. The industry standard test on IT security, the Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) exam is administered 16 times per year throughout the U.S. and Europe. This book serves both as a prep guide for IT professionals seeking to advance their careers through CISSP certification and as a reference for readers who need a fundamental end-to-end security reference book. Co-authored by Ronald Krutz, this handy guide explains the ten security domains covered by the exam, from security management to cryptography to disaster recovery planning to legal and ethical issues. Sample questions and answers are also included.

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This is the book that will get you pass the CISSP exam!.......2007-07-11

I used the CISSP for Dummies as a first book to get me in the mode and hit this book hard over and over again. It helped me to pass the test on my first try. It has enough details and excellent test questions. I'm not sure about the ISSEP parts as I did not go through it. At $6.99 when I bought it compared to the $26.99 I paid for the Dummies book, this is the best bang for the buck in studying for the exam, no question about that.

Gooddish study guide for this certification.......2007-01-30

Good points:

+Surveys of all areas of the CISSP exam.
+Each area covered in detail with many examples.
+Well written in the usual sober style of Wiley guides.
+Good layout, easy on the eyes and with lots of margin space for notes. Easier to read than the official (ISC)2 guide.
+CD gives over 300 practice questions.

Bad points:

-Typos, one every ten pages or so.
-Some mistakes, or at least areas where I disagreed. (See below for an example.)
-Out of date. (That's not really the author's fault but that's Reality, accept it, what with revolutions happening every six months...)

One example of a disagreement came in a question where we were asked to choose which of four methods was NOT a good way of wiping data from a diskette. I chose "writing data to the diskette several times" but the book gave the correct answer as "formatting the diskette seven times". I disagree. At my office before disgarding a PC, IT wipes the hard drive. They reformat the drive once then they overwrite the entire hard disk several times with random sequences of bytes. Such software is easy to find on the internet and the method is pretty standard.

While there are many challenging concepts and more than a few insights especially in areas where I don't have much experience, I find much to be just plain wrong or at best naive. One big problem is (ISC)2 itself: what you need to know to get their accreditation is wrong. The above disagreement is one example, but there are more: (ISC)2 thinks software piracy is like stealing anything else, when in fact the status of intellectual property is not yet well defined.

Verdict: if you need to take the CISSP accreditation get this book along with the official (ISC)2 study guide, otherwise don't.

Vincent Poirier, Tokyo

Afterword: I underwent the exam last March and passed. I can't talk about the exam's content (as part of the agreement one signs upon taking the exam) but I will make one positive comment: the questions were more relevant and less naive than the study material had led me to expect.

VP, Dublin

Not bad, but the "Official" study guide is better IMO.......2006-11-23

This book is ok, but I think the book sold by ISC2 is much better. I only used this as a "supplement" to the official guide.

There are so many CISSP products on the market and I think most of them are BS (i.e. Shon Harris' $1000 review product). Maybe if you know nothing about security and have the choice of a $4,000 boot camp and the Shon Harris $1,000 package, otherwise, get the official guide (about $60) and spend some time reading it. It comes with practice tests in the back and a small test per chapter (most certification books are like this).

Passed my CISSP Test today!!.......2006-10-12

I received notice today that I passed the CISSP test, and this book was the main source I used for studying. It is thorough without giving you extraneous information you don't need for the test. The writing style is adequately pleasant to get through for a technical book. Having the book in PDF form as well was a really helpful plus.

Thanks, Ron Krutz! I will add that reading one or two other books at the same time will greatly increase your overall comprehension of the material. This test is not about technical details, but showing that you grasp the underlying big concepts in security. I would study a domain by reading three study guides' chapters on that one domain before moving on to another domain. This gave me a great perspective.

Strat

Another Great Guide.......2006-04-27

This is another great guide from Krutz and Vines. I have my CISSP and purchased this one for the ISSEP guide and as a reference.

The first 10 Chapters are for the CISSP with some ISSEP tidbits.
Chapters 11-14 are on the ISSEP. Granted some of it is from the IATF but the IATF is what the ISSEP uses as a reference.

These guys are always a step above and beyond Harris.

Fraud Examination for Managers and Auditors: 2003

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Fraud Examination for Managers and Auditors: 2003
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Secret Software: Making The Most Of Computer Resources For Data Protection, Information Recovery, Forensic Examination, Crime Investgation And More

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Little Style and Less Substance
Limited Usefulness

Secret Software: Making The Most Of Computer Resources For Data Protection, Information Recovery, Forensic Examination, Crime Investgation And More
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Now the software secrets that have been the exclusive domain of hackers and other computer-savvy surfers are out of the bag. With this book, Norbert Zaenglein, author of the best-selling book Disk Detective, takes these insider secrets mainstream. In straightforward, nontechnical terms, you'll get the low-down on an amazing array of computer resources: electronic document shredders, a new electronic truth serum that rivals the polygraph, detection and identification of electronic intruders, professional forensics software and image enhancement software to assist in law enforcement investigations, file viewers that provide instant access to files that can't be opened, software that searches the 'Net to uncover what is being said about you and where, all-in-one computer security programs and much more. Whether you want to protect confidential material from prying eyes or you're the one doing the prying, Zaenglein presents you with the latest high-tech tools to get the job done.

Customer Reviews:

Little Style and Less Substance.......2001-11-29

While the title may peak your interest, don't sit by your mailbox waiting for enlightenment. This book offers little of value to anyone involved in the computer security field. Frankly it offers little that couldn't be learned from reading the backs of software boxes at your local Fry's or Comp USA. Given the depth of quality recent releases in the field of computer security and high tech investigation and more promising publications on the horizon, it's hard to justify spending the money on this book. Unless you just think the title will look cool on your bookshelf. You'd be better off with any of the recent releases by Eoghan Casey, or Kruse and Heisner. Or you could wait for the upcoming publications by Vacca, and Marcella and Greenfield.

Limited Usefulness.......2001-04-08

This book is basically an advertisement for software. The book may be helpful to someone who has limited or no experience with computers and the internet. To the investigator, your money would be better spent elsewhere. I found a couple of things useful but overall it was not much use for the ... I spent to purchase it.

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