Cybercrime : criminal threats from cyberspace /
Brenner, Susan W.
Cybercrime : criminal threats from cyberspace / Susan W. Brenner - Santa Barbara, California : Praeger Publishers, c2010 - ix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Twenty-first century twilight zone : stalking a town -- From mainframes to metaverse : the origins and evolution of cybercrime -- Three categories of cybercrime -- Target cybercrimes : hacking, malware, and distributed denial of service -- Tool cybercrimes : fraud, harassment-- murder? -- Cyber-CSI : computer crime scene -- Beyond war games : who are the cybercriminals? -- Cyber-law and order : investigating and prosecuting cybercrime -- U.S. law enforcement : agencies and challenges -- Global law enforcement : fewer agencies, even more challenges -- Privacy versus security : which trumps? -- New ways to fight cybercrime.
Cybercrime: Criminal Threats from Cyberspace is intended to explain two things: what cybercrime is and why the average citizen should care about it. To accomplish that task, the book offers an overview of cybercrime and an in-depth discussion of the legal and policy issues.
9780313365461
COMPUTER CRIMES
HV 677 .B74 2010
Cybercrime : criminal threats from cyberspace / Susan W. Brenner - Santa Barbara, California : Praeger Publishers, c2010 - ix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Twenty-first century twilight zone : stalking a town -- From mainframes to metaverse : the origins and evolution of cybercrime -- Three categories of cybercrime -- Target cybercrimes : hacking, malware, and distributed denial of service -- Tool cybercrimes : fraud, harassment-- murder? -- Cyber-CSI : computer crime scene -- Beyond war games : who are the cybercriminals? -- Cyber-law and order : investigating and prosecuting cybercrime -- U.S. law enforcement : agencies and challenges -- Global law enforcement : fewer agencies, even more challenges -- Privacy versus security : which trumps? -- New ways to fight cybercrime.
Cybercrime: Criminal Threats from Cyberspace is intended to explain two things: what cybercrime is and why the average citizen should care about it. To accomplish that task, the book offers an overview of cybercrime and an in-depth discussion of the legal and policy issues.
9780313365461
COMPUTER CRIMES
HV 677 .B74 2010