Crime Files: Books on Computer Crime Investigation

Computer Crime or Cybercrime seems to be one of the fastest growing crime areas today. With computers seemingly 'taking over the world', its got to be expected. We've listed here a host of books on computer crime, forensic computing, hacking and the like. If you're interested in reading about computer crime investigation, you'll find these books a valuable resource.

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	Cybershock: Surviving Hackers, Phreakers, Identity Thieves, Internet Terrorists and Weapons of Mass Disruption by Winn Schwartau, John Draper Hardcover: 499 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.57 x 9.31 x 6.37 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press; ISBN: 1560252464; 1st edition (May 15, 2000)
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Book Description "The well-insulated public has not yet had the opportunity to learn what hackers and hacking are really all about: they don't understand the full scope of hacking and how profoundly it's changing all of our lives," says author Winn Schwartau. Written for the layperson, Hacking takes the reader from the basics (What is hacking? Who hacks?); through actual hacking tools and techniques; to corporate, law enforcement, and military hacking policies; to how to become a successful antihacker. It provides balanced viewpoints through words and images from the principal figures in the hacking and antihacking worlds: corporate security experts, lawyers, judges, security-conscious military and government officers, and hackers and phreakers themselves.

	Tangled Web: Tales of Digital Crime from the Shadows of Cyberspace by Richard Power Hardcover: 450 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.59 x 9.43 x 6.45 Publisher: Que; ISBN: 078972443X; 1st edition (August 31, 2000)
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Book Description With the intense growth of e-business, we hear about an increase in hacking and technology-based criminal incidents. Institutions such as Citibank and Ebay have faced intrusions that have cost them millions of dollars in damages. With the onset of these criminal attacks, there is an increase in demand for products and services that provide more information for people. Tangled Web: Tales of Digital Crime from the Shadows of Cyberspace portrays the shadow side of cyberspace by taking you into the lairs of hackers, crackers, researchers, private investigators, law enforcement agents and intelligence officers. The book covers what kinds of cyber-crimes are going to affect business on the Internet, their cost, how they are investigated, and the motivation of hackers and virus writers. Also covered are the problems faced by law enforcement, corporate cyber security professionals, and real-world examples of cyber crimes and lessons learned.

	Information Warfare : Chaos on the Electronic Superhighway by Winn Schwartau Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 2.03 x 9.05 x 6.08 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press; ISBN: 1560251328; 2nd edition (October 1996)
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Review The importance of the contents of this book cannot be overstated. It is a collection of articles written by various experts in the field, which works well as it gives the reader a balanced view. Space prohibits a thorough review, so a list of some important highlights in the book is in order: 1. The discussion on applications of biotronics: bacteria that can detect single molecules of chemical and biological agents. 2. High-power radio frequency (HERF) weapons and their effects on biological systems. 3. The use of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDS) to measure the magnetic neural activity of the brain. 4. The discussion on "assassination politics". 5. Cognitive maps used to visualize belief systems about information warfare. 6. The afterward of the book, which is the best part actually, for the reason that the author embraces an optimistic view of the future of the information age. He lists the "Ten Commandments" of computer ethics which should be followed by all individuals.

	Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes by Albert J. Marcella Jr (Editor), Robert S. Greenfield (Editor) Paperback: 464 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x 10.10 x 6.94 Publisher: Auerbach Publications; ISBN: 0849309557; Book only edition (January 23, 2002)
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Book Description Given our increasing dependency on computing technology in daily business processes, and the growing opportunity to use engineering technologies to engage in illegal, unauthorized, and unethical acts aimed at corporate infrastructure, every organization is at risk. Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes provides a comprehensive, highly usable, and clearly organized resource to the issues, tools, and control techniques needed to successfully investigate illegal activities perpetuated through the use of information technology. Traditional forensics professionals use fingerprints, DNA typing, and ballistics analysis to make their case. Infosec professionals have to develop new tools for collecting, examining, and evaluating data in an effort to establish intent, culpability, motive, means, methods and loss resulting from e-crimes. The field bible for infosecurity professionals, this book introduces you to the broad field of cyber forensics and presents the various tools and techniques designed to maintain control over your organization. You will understand how to: Identify inappropriate uses of corporate IT Examine computing environments to identify and gather electronic evidence of wrongdoing Secure corporate systems from further misuse Identify individuals responsible for engaging in inappropriate acts taken with or without corporate computing systems *Protect and secure electronic evidence from intentional or accidental modification or destruction Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes provides a set of varied resources for anyone required to look under the hood and behind closed doors of a virtual world to gather evidence and to establish credible audit trails of electronic wrong doing. Knowing how to identify, gather, document, and preserve evidence of electronic tampering and misuse makes reading this book and using the forensic audit procedures it discusses essential to protecting corporate assets.

	The Ultimate Internet Outlaw by Robert Merkle Paperback: 96 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.29 x 8.46 x 5.56 Publisher: Paladin Press; ISBN: 1581600291; (May 1999)
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Book Description In this no-holds-barred handbook of Cybercrime, Robert Merkle, a regular on the Darkside of the Web and author of The Ultimate Internet Terrorist, takes you on the wildest ride through cyberspace yet. The Ultimate Internet Outlaw opens the door to an electronic underworld brimming with hacks, cracks and forbidden files. Find out how those in the know steal CD-quality music off the 'Net, amassing huge libraries of top-chart songs; how adult "pay-only" Web sites are broken into routinely by everyday Joes without degrees in rocket science; how savvy Darkside surfers download treasure troves of software, all of the classic arcade games and more off the 'Net - without paying a penny; and how hackers and others surf the Web without their Internet Provider (or anyone else) knowing what they're up to. And that's just for starters! It's all here - the hard-core stuff experienced surfers have zealously guarded . . . until now!

	I-Way Robbery : Crime on the Internet by William C. Boni, Gerald L. Kovacich, John P. Kenney Paperback: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.55 x 9.27 x 6.05 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; ISBN: 0750670290; (May 1999)	Internet Crime is a broad topic - click here and check out the huge variety of books concerned with computer and internet crime.
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Book Description This book is for security professionals who need to get up to speed on the whole issue of crime on the internet. The security manager responsible for facilities is often finding herself responsible for computers as well and may not know the extent of the internet's reach and the possible crimes on it. This book explains the history of the net, the future of it, and its current state, in addition to which it can expose an organization.

	Cybercrime: Security and Surveillance in the Information Age by Brian Loader (Editor), Douglas Thomas (Editor) Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.78 x 8.52 x 5.50 Publisher: Routledge; ISBN: 0415213266; (June 8, 2000)
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Book Description Writers for the journal Information, Communication and Society focus on the growing concern about the use of electronic communications for criminal activities and the appropriateness of the counter measures that are being adopted by law enforcement agencies, security services, and legislators to address such anxieties. They represent a wide range of disciplines, including law, psychology, sociology, and communications.

	Avoiding Cyber Fraud in Small Businesses: What Auditors and Owners Need to Know by Jack Bologna, Paul Shaw Hardcover: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 9.29 x 6.26 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471372978; (May 26, 2000)
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Book Description Critical guidance on what auditors and businesses can do to prevent and detect the most rapidly growing kind of fraud - cyber fraud With an average life span of only about five years, small businesses are especially prone to failure because of inadequate internal controls. The most prevalent internal problem they face today is cyber fraud because small businesses lack adequate capital and technological resources to protect their assets. Here, auditors, business owners, and managers—the ones being held accountable when this kind of criminal activity is detected—will learn how to beware of the dangers of internal theft by computer, illegal access to information systems, credit card frauds, and Internet scams, and insure that adequate controls are in place for its prevention and detection. The first book to empower auditors and small business owners with the knowledge needed to prevent cyber fraud. G. Jack Balogna, BBA, JD, CFE (Plymouth, MI), is President of Computer Protection Systems, Inc. His numerous publications include The Accountant's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime (Wiley). Paul Shaw (Madison, WI) is the Editor and Publisher of Computing & Communications: Law and Protection and Assets Protection, periodicals that ship to over 4,000 individuals.

	Hackers: Crime in the Digital Sublime by Paul A. Taylor Paperback: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.18 Publisher: Routledge; ISBN: 0415180724; 1 edition (September 1999)
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Book Description Freedom fighters or anarchists? In Hackers, Paul A. Taylor looks at these characters and the perennial battle between computer hackers and the security industry. He talks to computer scientists, security experts, and the hackers themselves about the practicalities, objectives, and the wider implications of what they do. In astonishingly frank interviews, Taylor provides a revealing and richly sourced account of the debates that surround this controversial practice. He reveals that extreme conciliation and antagonism from the computer industry toward hackers creates potentially dangerous outcomes and argues that a new middle way must be found if we are to make the most of society's high-tech meddlers.

	White Hats, Black Hats, and the Hacking of America : Computing Crime, Who's Doing It, Why, and How by Bernadette H. Schell, John L. Dodge Hardcover Publisher: Quorum Books; ISBN: 1567204600; (August 2002)
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Book Description This is the first book to explore and profile the personalities and behavioural traits of more than 200 self-admitted hackers. Hackers get a bad rap. Their skills are coveted by businesses, industries, and even society as a whole, yet they're often misunderstood and frequently despised. Is their vilification justified? This is the first book to use previously validated psychological inventories to explore and profile the personalities and behavioural traits of more than 200 self-admitted hackers. Many of the profiled are at the top of their game, revered by both the good hackers ("white hats") and their more malevolent peers ("black hats"). While there are serious reasons to fear the darker elements of the hacker community, there is also much to admire in their nobler counterparts. Fascinating case studies on hackers who have been caught and convicted of their crimes, as well as those betrayed by their peers, offer a unique, credible understanding of what makes hackers tick. The authors examine current laws meant to control hacking and its collateral crimes - stalking and terrorism--along with other means of reining in the irresponsible "scriptkiddies" and vicious "black hats." Moderated and balanced, this book is an easy-to-read, authoritative source of information for anyone interested in who hackers are, and how much we should worry about them.

	Net Crimes and Misdemeanours: Outmanoeuvring the Spammers, Swindlers, and Stalkers Who Are Targeting You Online by J.A. Hitchcock Paperback: 250 pages Publisher: CyberAge Books; ISBN: 0910965579; 1st edition (July 1, 2002)
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Book Description As the number of Web users continues to swell, so do the numbers of online opportunists, con artists, miscreants, and psychopaths. Recognizing this danger, this book provides a reader-friendly guide that helps Web users identify, avoid, and survive online predators and protect their families. Detailing a broad range of abusive practices, ordinary PC users will share in victims' stories and advice on how to handle junk e-mail, "flaming," privacy invasion, financial scams, cyber stalking, and identity theft. Provided are tips, strategies, and techniques that can be put to immediate use, as well as laws, organizations, and Web resources that can aid victims and help them fight back.


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