Computer forensics and cyber crime : an introduction / Marjie T. Britz,

CONTENTS


Introduction and overview of computer forensics and cybercrime
introduction
cyberspace and criminal behaviour
clarification of terms
extent of the problem
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Computer terminology and history
a brief history of computers
computer language
computer software
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Traditional computer crime : early hackers and theft of components
introduction
traditional problems
recognizing and defining computer crime
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Contemporary computer crime
web based criminal activity
malware
Theft of information, data manipulation and web encroachment
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Identity theft and identity
introduction
typologies of identity theft/fraud
prevalence and victimology
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Terrorism and organized crime
terrorism
terror online
terrorism and crime
organized crime
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Avenues for prosecution and government efforts
introduction
traditional statutes
the evolution of computer specific statutes
evolving child pornography statutes
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Applying the first amendment to computer-related crime
introduction and general principles
obscenity in general
traditional notions of decency
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The fourth amendment and other legal issues
the fourth amendment
warranted searches and computers
warrantless searches
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Computer forensics : terminology and requirements
computer forensics-an emerging discipline
traditional problems in computer investigations
disk structure and digital evidence
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Searching and seizing computer related evidence
traditional problems associated with finding digital evidence
pre-search activities
on-scene activities
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Processing of evidence and report preparation
aspects of data analysis
non-windows operating system
smart phones and GPS forensics
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Conclusions and future issues.
traditional problems an recommendations
additional approaches to internet crime
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-382) and index P. 383-386