Overview

This fascinating and timely book traces the emergence and evolution of cybercrime as an increasingly intransigent threat to society. 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 surrounding it. Enhancing her narrative with real-life stories, author Susan W. Brenner traces the rise of cybercrime from mainframe computer hacking in the 1950s to the organized, professional, and often transnational cybercrime that has become the norm in the 21st century. She explains the many different types of computer-facilitated crime, including identity theft, stalking, extortion, and the use of viruses and worms to damage computers, and outlines and analyzes the challenges cybercrime poses for law enforcement officers at the national and international levels. Finally, she considers the inherent tension between improving law enforcement's ability to pursue cybercriminals and protecting the privacy of U.S. citizens.

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Author:   Susan W. Brenner
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780313365461

ISBN 10:   0313365466
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   26 February 2010
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Series Foreword Chapter 1. Twenty-First Century Twilight Zone: Stalking a Town Chapter 2. From Mainframes to Metaverse: The Origins and Evolution of Cybercrime Chapter 3. Three Categories of Cybercrime Chapter 4. Target Cybercrimes: Hacking, Malware, and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Chapter 5. Tool Cybercrimes: Fraud, Harassment?…?Murder? Chapter 6. Cyber-CSI: Computer Crime Scene Chapter 7. Beyond War Games: Who Are the Cybercriminals? Chapter 8. Cyber-Law and Order: Investigating and Prosecuting Cybercrime Chapter 9. U.S. Law Enforcement: Agencies and Challenges Chapter 10. Global Law Enforcement: Few Agencies, Even More Challenges Chapter 11. Privacy versus Security: Which Trumps? Chapter 12. New Ways to Fight Cybercrime Notes Index

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<p> Brenner (law and technology, Univ. of Dayton School of Law) has written an exceptionally clear, well-organized<p>account of the expansion of cybercrime from the playful hackers and 'phone phreaks' of the mainframe era to today's<p>sophisticated cross-national criminal operations. . . . Recommended. All readers. - <p>Choice

<p> Recommended. All readers. - <p>Choice

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Susan W. Brenner is the NCR Distinguished Professor of Law and Technology at the University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, OH.

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