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CYBERCRIME

"Cyber Crime." Business Week (February 21, 2000): pp. 36-38.
Abstract: The biggest e-commerce sites on the Net have been falling like dominoes. These events are delivering a wake-up call to businesses that they need to spend as much time protecting their Web sites and networks as they do linking them with consumers.

"Holes in the Net." Newsweek (February 21, 2000): pp. 46-47.
Abstract: The Internet, the powerful engine of the new economy , is surprisingly frail. In fact, every benefit of the Net seems to have an ugly cousin.. Its globe-girding nature virtually eliminates distances between people, but it can expose them to a world of criminals from far-off regions.

"Viruses, Attacks, and Sabotage: It's a Computer Crime Wave." Fortune (May 2000): pp. 484-86.
Abstract: Crime of many kinds is dropping these days, except when it comes to computers and cyberspace.

Banks, Michael A. Web Psychos, Stalkers and Pranksters. Scottsdale, AZ: Coriolis Group Books, 1997.
Call Number: HV 6773.B35 1997
Abstract: Offers ways to protect oneself from scams and 'web psychos' Cruising the Internet.  The author takes a look at several scams and other dangers and gives the reader tips on how to avoid them.

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Barrett, Daniel J. Bandits on the Information Superhighway (What You Need to Know). Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1996.
Call Number: HV 6773.B37 1996
Abstract: A guide to protect the public from the dangers and frequent annoyances of Internet abusers.  Barrett examines the realities of such things as online scams, email hoaxes, chat room harassment and the pitfalls of online romances.  Explains how to protect your privacy, wisely buy and sell merchandise online, protect yourself from fraud and fight back when your rights are abused.

Bradford, Michael. "Security Pros Take On Risks New and Old." Business Insurance (March 15, 1999): pp. 3-4+.
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Abstract: Employers who realize the value of information are turning to security professionals for help in catching high-tech cheats looking to steal propriety data.

Carr, John. "It's Time to Tackle Cyberporn." New Statesman (February 20, 1998):  pp. 24-25.
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Abstract: The great Internet Freedom Debate is rolling forward.  At issue is the balance to be struck between `free speech` and the ability of families, employers, schools or other organisations to protect themselves against the receipt of material that is unwanted, illegal or both. The responsibility for striking the balance, and providing mechanisms to enforce it is, however, increasingly seen as not as a job for governments, legislatures or police forces, but for private citizens and the private companies that own and run the Internet industry.

Castelluccio, Michael. "Home Invasion." Management Accounting (July 1998): pp. 52-55.
Notes: Available fulltext on Infotrac
Abstract: Internet users can protect their online privacy by being alert and vigilant.   Users should be cognizant of the fact that violations of privacy on the Internet are common because anyone can publish online.  The key is to be skeptical toward any information received on the Internet and verify authenticity through secondary sources.

Cheney, Glenn. "Cyberfraud and Computer Crime." Strategic Finance (November 1999): pp. 38-40.
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Abstract: Some kind of crime committed with a computer is all but inevitable at every corporation that has advanced beyond carbon paper and the adding machine.  The bigger the computer system, the more complex the network, the more connectivity with external entities, the greater chance of crime, and the larger potential for loss.

De Angelis, Gina. Cyber Crimes. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House, 1999.
Call Number: HV 6773.2.D43 1999
Abstract: Shows how a new class of criminals is drawn to computer crime and how traditional kinds of crime are adapted to new realities.

Denning, Dorothy E. Information Warfare and Security. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1999.
Call Number: U 163.D46 1999
Abstract: Provides a framework for understanding and dealing with information-based threats: computer break-ins, fraud, sabotage, espionage, piracy, identity theft, invasions of privacy, and electronic warfare. The author offers sound advise for security practices and policies and explains countermeasures that are both possible and necessary.

Elsberry, Richard B. "The Spying Game: How Safe Are Your Secrets?" Office Systems (September 1999): pp. 42-46.
Notes: Available fulltext on Lexis/Nexis
Abstract: A dedicated assault by competitors or computer hackers on your data and business secrets could probably clean your clock in 48 hours or less, and you might not know for weeks, or maybe even months, how seriously your internal security has been compromised.

Fawcett, Tom  and et al. "AI Approaches to Fraud Detection and Risk Management." AI Magazine (Summer 1998): pp. 107-11.
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Abstract: Artificial intelligence and its application to fraud detection, computer intrusion detection and risk scoring was examined during the 1997 American Association for Artificial Intelligence Workshop.  The lack of knowledge and existence of intelligence adversaries makes it difficult for building intelligence systems, however some systems can adapt automatically as new information becomes available.

Grabosky, P. N. and Russell G. Smith. Crime in the Digital Age: Controlling Telecommunications and Cyberspace Illegalities. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1998.
Call Number: HV 6773.G72 1998
Abstract: Provides an overview of telecommunications and crime, and tries to identify, current and emerging forms of computer crime and countermeasures to minimize future risk of telecommunications crime.

Hall, Dennis. "CYBERCRIME: Logging On With a Vengence in the Year 2000." Police (July 2000): pp. 18-24.
Abstract: Law enforcement in America and internationally could be facing its biggest challenge as the amount of criminal activity online is soaring.

Hollinger, Richard C. Crime, Deviance and the Computer. Hanover, NH: Darthmouth, 1997.
Call Number: HV 6773.2.H65 1997
Abstract: Chronologically examines the discovery of computer crime, its decriminalization, the eventual demonization of would-be hackers and present day attempts to punish and censor computer criminals.

Hook, Patrick. "War On the Web." Police (July 2000): pp. 30-31, 34-35.
Abstract: The only way cybercrimes are likely to be thwarted, is by the involvement of information security professionals at all stages of the development of a computer network.

Janal, Daniel. "30 Essential Steps to Take Right Now to Prevent Online Crime." Communication World (March 1999): pp. 34-36.
Notes: Available fulltext on Infotrac
Abstract: Here are 30 practical ways to protect yourself and your organization from online attacks. If you act on just one tip, you will cut your chances for losses tremendously.

________. Risky Business. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
Call Number: HV 6773.J35 1998
Abstract: Takes an eye-opening look at the numerous threats that can wreak havoc on corporations who promote themselves online.  The author provides practical guidelines for setting standards for internal employee use, and perhaps, most importanly, offers foolproof remedies and preventive techniques for effectively combatting cybercrime.

Joyce, Matthais A. "The Evolution of the Computer Hacker's Motives." Police Chief (February 1999): pp. 28, 30, 32, 35.
Abstract: Law enforcement officers must be aware of the changes in computer hacker techniques, tools, and motivations, as well as the personal characteristics of these criminals.

Keyes, David and Mark Rapp. "How Vulnerable Is the Industry to Electronic Intrusion?" Electric Perspectives (September/October 1999): pp. 60-62+.
Notes: Available fulltext on WilsonWeb
Abstract: In the electric utility industry, information security issues have yet to loom large on the radar scope.  Some energy companies have made minimal investments in security, but few recognize the need to establish an information security function to oversee their operations.

Littman, Jonathan. The Watchman: The Twisted Life and Crimes of Serial Hacker Kevin Poulsen. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Company, 1997.
Call Number: HV 6772.P68 1997
Abstract: Details the story of Kevin Poulsen, the notoriuos hacker and 'phreaker' who became the first computer criminal in America to be charged with espionage.

Mendell, Ronald L. Investigating Computer Crime. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1998.
Call Number: HV 8079.C65M46 1998
Abstract: Moves through the basic phases of a computer crime investigation.  Starting from establishing evidence of a crime (the corpus delicti) to determining how the crime occurred, and continues with identifying likely suspects.  Concluding with developing the case for prosecution, the discussion covers topics such as proving damages and assessing perpetrators as targets for civil litigation.

National Infrastructure Protection Center. "CYBERNOTES." [http://www.nipc.gov/cybernotes.htm]. 7/11/2000.
Abstract: Cybernotes is published every two weeks by the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC).   Its mission is to support security information system professionals with timely information on cyber vulnerabilities, hacker exploit scripts, hacker trends, virus information, and other critical infrastructure-related best practices.

Neeley, DeQuendre. "The Hacker Files." Security Management (July 2000): pp. 124-+.
Abstract: A look at hack attack trends threatening the corporate network and tips on where system administrators can go for help.

Page, Heather. "Keep Your Guard Up." Entrepreneur (October 1998): pp. 53-55.
Notes: Available fulltext on Infotrac
Abstract: Companies should consider a number of factors when protecting electronic business data from security attacks.  They should determine the weak points of their computer systems and analyze the feasibility of combining security procedures with technologies designed to prevent unauthorized intrusions.

Parker, Donn B. Fighting Computer Crime. New York: Wiley Computer Publishing, 1998.
Call Number: HV 6773.P374 1998
Abstract: Explains why current  computer security methods fall dangerously short of the mark and what we can do to fix them.  Provides technical insight into the means cybercriminals employ, as well as psychological insights into their criminal behavior and motivations.

Pilant, Lois. "Electronic Recovery Evidence." Police Chief (February 1999): pp. 37-38+.
Abstract: The FBI recognized that the computer represented a new class of victim.  It can be intruded upon, data can be destroyed, altered or stolen. The FBI also recognized that the computer can be evidence of not only computer crimes but traditional crimes committed with the assistance of computers.  It takes a whole different set of skills to investigate a case in which the computer is the victim because of what was done to it, or anything that was attached to it. It takes yet another set of skills to examine the computer for evidentiary purposes.

Quarantiello, Laura E. Cyber Crime. Lake Geneva, WI: Limelight Books, 1997.
Call Number: HV 6773.Q37 1997
Abstract: Offers simplified answers to protecting oneself, computer, family or business from the cyber-nasties.  Gives a detailed look at what's happening in the world of computer crime, complete with insights into the minds of the perpetrators.

Radcliff, Deborah. "Hunting Hackers." Computerworld (February 14, 2000): pp.38-39.
Abstract: A lot of skills needed for tracking attackers grow out of military computer crime units, which have learned a lot since the early '90s,  when the Kevin Metnicks of the world tromped freely through their systems.

Richards, James R. Transnational Criminal Organizations, Cybercrime, and Money Laundering. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1999.
Call Number: HV 6768.R53 1999
Abstract: Gives the reader a quick, but thorough, understanding of the basic histories and interrelationships of and between the various international criminal organizations or transnational criminal organizations; money laundering concepts, terms and phrases; the background and makeup of the various state, federal, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies involved in the local, national, and international fight against international criminal organizations in general and money laundering in particular; the laws and treaties available to those agencies; and the mechanics of wire transfers and cyberbanking, and their corollary, cybercrime.

Roessing, Walter. "Crime Stoppers in Cyberspace." National Geographic World (October 1999): pp. 22-25.
Notes: Available fulltext on WilsonWeb
Abstract: Cybercriminals target everything from banks and the military to music and games, using computers illegally to sabotage or steal information.  Cybercops, or law enforcement officials, use computers too, to track down criminals

Sager, Ira and Neil Gross. "Locking Out the Hackers." Business Week (February 28, 2000): pp. 32-34.
Abstract: Discusses five proposals for making the Internet safer without compromising users' privacy or privilages: eradicating software bugs, fortifying ISPs, levying penalities that fit the crime , installing and properly monitoring firewalls and teaching children computer ethics.

Shelley, Louise. "Crime and Corruption in the Digital Age." Journal of International Affairs (Spring 1998): pp. 605-12.
Notes: Available fulltext on Infotrac
Abstract: Electronic technology in the digital age creates multiple challenges for law enforcement officials. Crime in financial markets, issues regarding encryption to protect confidential communications, and proliferation of child pornography become complicated by illegal use of computers.  Governments and corporations must cooperate in efforts to subdue technological crime even though they often compete against each other in the technological marketplace.

Simon, Glenn E. "Cyberporn and Censorship: Constitutional Barriers to Preventing Access to Internet Pornography by Minors." Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (Spring 1998): pp. 1015-48.
Abstract: In `Reno vs ACLU` the Supreme Court found two provisions of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 to be unconstitutional due to their vagueness. The author argues that the Court's holding was correct in light of established First Amendment precedent.

Stephens, Craig. "Internet Scams: Don't Get Done Online." Australian PC World (January 2000): pp. 53-56.
Notes: Available fulltext on Infotrac
Abstract: Unparalleled in its reach as a communications medium, the Net creates enormous possibilities, not only for e-commerce, but also for Internet crime.

Stephenson, Peter. Investigating Computer-Related Crime. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000.
Call Number: HV 6773.2.S74 2000
Abstract: Discusses the nature of cyber crime, its impact in the 21st century, its investigation and the difficulties encountered by both public law enforcement officials and private investigators.  Offers insights into collecting and preserving evidence, interrogating suspects and witnesses, handling the crime in progress, and issues involving the authorities.

Sullivan, Scott. "Policing the Internet." FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (June 1999): pp. 18-21.
Abstract: The popularity of the Internet has spawned online dangers not previously foreseen.  While the debate continues on whether new laws and commissions should address Internet crime, law enforcement does not need to wait. Instead law enforcement agencies can attack new high-tech crime with familiar, well-established laws.

Tadjer, Rivka. "Safeguard Your IT Assets: You Can Prosecute a Hacker, If You Have the Right System in Place." InternetWeek (May 31, 1999).
Notes: Available fulltext on Lexis/Nexis
Abstract: Companys can protect themselves by knowing what kind of electronic paper trails to create so they can present a body of evidence to lawyers following a hacking incident.

Tillett, Scott. "FBI Turning Internet Against Child Pornographers." Network World (January 31, 2000).
Notes: Available fulltext on Lexis/Nexis
Abstract: As the Internet has emerged as a tool that child pornographers and pedophiles can use to zero in on their victims, it also has emerged as a tool that the FBI can use to zero in on the bad guys.

Vatis, Michael A. "The National Infrastrusture Protection Center: Working With State and Local Law Enforcement to Protect Critical Infrastructure." Police Chief (March 2000): pp. 56-60.
Abstract: The National Infrastructure Protection Center, established in Feb 1998, aims to tackle the increasing threat of illicit computer activity, especially in relation to critical national infrastructure. It depends on the support of its partners, including state and local law enforcement agencies.  It is split into three sections: The Analysis and Warning Section, the Computer Investigations and Operations Section and the Training, Outreach and Strategy Section.

Violino, Bob. "Security Alliance: Partnership Aims to Protect Members by Sharing Information." InformationWeek (April 19, 1999): p. 139.
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Abstract: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is set to launch a national rollout of InfraGard, a partnership of businesses, the FBI, and its National Infrastructure Protection Center.  The alliance is designed to protect IT systems from hackers and other intrusions by providing a network for sharing information about attacks and how to thwart them.

Webster, William H.  and et al. Cybercrime...Cyberterrorism...Cyberwarfare. Washington, DC: CSIS Press, 1998.
Call Number: U 163.C92 1998
Abstract: A national protection plan cannot be accomplished without private and public partnerships because many of the key targets for cyberattack, power and telecom grids, financial flows, transportation systems are in private hands.  Such a partnership is a prerequisite of designing and developing a defense system to protect both private and public sectors against critical infrastructure attack.

Williams, Wayne P. "The National Cybercrime Training Partnership." Police Chief (February 1999): pp. 17-18, 20-22, 25-27.
Abstract: Working in partnership with state, local, federal and international agencies, the U.S. Department of Justice has developed the National Cybercrime Training Partnership (NCTP) as an important element in the national answer to the problem of electronic crime. The NCTP's role is not to dictate, but to leverage and coordinate a wide spectrum of resources.

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