Cybercrime Investigations : A Comprehensive Resource for Everyone /
John Bandler and Antonia Merzon
- Boca Raton, Florida CRC Press 2020
- xxiii, 335p. : ill. ; 25cm
It includes about the author, Acknowledgement and Index pages.
Description : Cybercrime continues to skyrocket but we are not combatting it effectively yet. We need more cybercrime investigators from all backgrounds and working in every sector to conduct effective investigations. This book is a comprehensive resource for everyone who encounters and investigates cybercrime, no matter their title, including those working on behalf of law enforcement, private organizations, regulatory agencies, or individual victims. It provides helpful background material about cybercrime's technological and legal underpinnings, plus in-depth detail about the legal and practical aspects of conducting cybercrime investigations.
Key features of this book include:
Understanding cybercrime, computers, forensics, and cybersecurity Law for the cybercrime investigator, including cybercrime offenses; cyber evidence-gathering; criminal, private and regulatory law, and nation-state implications Cybercrime investigation from three key perspectives: law enforcement, private sector, and regulatory Financial investigation Identification (attribution) of cyber-conduct Apprehension Litigation in the criminal and civil arenas.
This far-reaching book is an essential reference for prosecutors and law enforcement officers, agents and analysts; as well as for private sector lawyers, consultants, information security professionals, digital forensic examiners, and more. It also functions as an excellent course book for educators and trainers. We need more investigators who know how to fight cybercrime, and this book was written to achieve that goal.
Authored by two former cybercrime prosecutors with a diverse array of expertise in criminal justice and the private sector, this book is informative, practical, and readable, with innovative methods and fascinating anecdotes throughout.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Understanding Cybercrime, Computers, and Cybersecurity Chapter 1 The Need for Good Cybercrime Investigators (Introduction) Chapter 2 What is Cybercrime and Why is it Committed Chapter 3 Introduction to Computers, Networks, and Forensics Chapter 4 Introduction to Information Security and Cybersecurity
Part II: Law for the Cybercrime Investigator Chapter 5 Fundamental Principles of Criminal and Civil Law Chapter 6 Cybercrime Defined: The Criminal Statutes Outlawing Criminal Conduct Online Chapter 7 The Law Enforcement Legal Toolbox for Investigating Cybercrime (Gathering Cyber Evidence) Chapter 8 Cyber Investigations Linked to Nation-States or Terrorists Chapter 9 Civil and Regulatory Legal Implications of Cybercrime (Civil & Regulatory Cyberlaw)
Part III: The Cybercrime Investigation Chapter 10 Embarking on a Cybercrime Investigation: The Three Perspectives and Key Areas of Focus Chapter 11 General Investigation Methods: Organization, Open Source, Records, and Email Chapter 12 The Private Entity's Cybercrime Investigation Chapter 13 Law Enforcement’s Cybercrime Investigation Chapter 14 The Regulator’s Investigation Chapter 15 Financial Investigation: Following the Cybercrime Money Chapter 16 Identification of the Suspect: Attributing Cyber Conduct to a Person Chapter 17 Apprehending the Suspect and the Investigation that Follows
Part IV: Litigation Cybercrime Investigations in Court Chapter 18 Criminal litigation Chapter 19 Civil Litigation Chapter 20 Conclusion
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Computer crimes—Investigation; Computer crimes--Law and legislation