U.S. Department of Justice
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FBI Academy Library
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Subject Bibliography

 
CYBER-CRIME
 
 
9/2004
 
  CYBERCRIME: The Invisible Threat. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. Call Number: A-V HV 6773.C93 2002 Notes: (VHS, 53 minutes, color)
Abstract: It is estimated that by 2005, one billion people---a sixth of the world's population---will use the Internet: with such widespread access, how vulnerable to online sabotage are banks, government agencies, nuclear plants, utilities, and hospitals? This program examines the Internet's exponential growth and evaluates risks posed by groups and individuals bent on crime or terrorism.

Hackers and Cyberterrorists. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002. Call Number: A-V HV 6773.H33 2002 Notes: (VHS, 48 minutes, color)
Abstract: Computer security experts and investigators analyze the extreme vulnerability of the Internet---and its users, to mischief, felonies, and out-and-out terrorism.

Anonymous. "Internet As the Scene of the Crime." Forensic Accounting Review and Computer Security Digest (May 2001): pp. 5-8. Notes: (Available full text on CJPI)
Abstract: We have entered the Information Age, where information technologies have been integrated into virtually every aspect of business and society. This integration is posing new challenges for all of law enforcement.

Bloomberg, David. "Cons Hit the Internet: Same Scams, New Medium." Law & Order (June 2001): pp. 38-40.
Abstract: Many Internet cons are simply revisions of the old standbys that have worked on the street, in the mail or over the phone. As criminals continue to gain knowledge in how to commit online crimes, law enforcement needs to redouble its efforts to learn how to prosecute them.

Campbell, Diane Sears. " Focus on Cyber-Fraud: Role of Internal Auditors." The Internal Auditor (February 2002): pp. 28-33. Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: Online fraud is one of the criminal threats that businesses are increasingly finding a need to safeguard against, and for auditors, this trend means a growing need to help the organization track down cyber-criminals and to learn how to prevent Internet-based fraud before it occurs.

Casey, Eoghan. Digital Evidence and Computer Crime. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000. Call Number: HV 6773.C37 2000
Abstract: This work explains how computers and networks function, how they can be involved in crimes and how they can be used as a source of evidence. Readers will learn about relevant legal issues and will be introduced to deductive criminal profiling, a systematic approach to focusing an investigation and understanding criminal motivation.

Clifford, Ralph D. Cyber- Crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2001.
Call Number: KF 390.5.C6C934 2001
Abstract: A legal workbook for anyone involved in the rapidly developing area of cyber-crimes. It will give those involved whether attorneys, police officers, or policymakers, the knowledge they will need to be effective.

D'Ovidio, Robert and James Doyle. "A Study on Cyber-Stalking." FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (May 2003): pp. 10-17.
Abstract: A stalker can use the Internet to send alarming messages anywhere, within a matter of moments, under the guise of a fictitious screen name or pseudonym. Understanding how offenders use the Internet to stalk victims in cyberspace can provide law enforcement officers with solutions when they encounter impediments investigating these types of cases.

Esbenshade, Philip W. "Hacking: Juveniles and Undeterred Recreational Cyber-Crime." Journal of Juvenile Law vol. 23(2002): pp. 52-64. Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: Examines the elusive group of persons whom society refers to as hackers, and the laws that pertain to them.

Garfinkel, Simon. "The FBI's Cyber-Crime Crackdown." Technology Review (November 2002): pp. 67-74. Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: On one side, teen hackers and corrupt employees; on the other, the FBI's computer-crime-fighting units. Let the battles begin.

Ghosh, Sumit. "The Nature of Cyber-Attacks in the Future." Information Systems Security (March/April 2004): pp. 18-33. Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: An overview of the current relationship between networked systems and cyber-crime. Focuses on the nature of the relationship from a fundamental engineering perspective and systematically examines where and how future advances in networked systems might influence the evolution of cyber-attacks.

Goodman, Marc D. and Susan W. Brewer. "The Emerging Consensus on Criminal Conduct in Cyberspace." International Journal of Law and Information Technology (Summer 2002): pp. 139-223. Notes: (Available full text on Criminal Justice Periodicals Index, CJPI)
Abstract: Nations around the world are very concerned about cyber-crime, a concern that is shared by many international organizations. There are a number of reasons to be concerned, perhaps the most important of which is the problems law enforcement officers and prosecutors can encounter when they try to apply existing law to criminal activities in cyberspace.

Grabosky, Peter, et al. Electronic Theft: Unlawful Acquisition in Cyberspace. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Call Number: HV6773.G23 2001
Abstract: Electronic Theft names, describes and analyzes the range of electronic and digital theft, and constitutes the first major survey of the field.

Griffith, Dave. "How to Investigate Cyber-Crime." Police (November 2003): pp. 18-22.
Abstract: Many of the best cyber-crime investigators are just local detectives who have branched into a new field. Any experienced investigator who is not afraid of technology can become an excellent computer crimes detective.

Hitchcock, J. A. Net Crimes & Misdemeanors. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 2002. Call Number: HV 6773.H575 2002
Abstract: Offers a wealth of practical tips, strategies, and techniques that can be put to immediate use, plus pointers to the laws, organizations, and Web resources that can aid victims and help them fight back. If you value a secure online experience, this book will help the reader understand the dangers and stay one step ahead of the cheats and predators.

Huey, Laura J. "Policing the Abstract: Some Observations on Policing Cyberspace." Canadian Journal of Criminology (July 2002): pp. 243-55.
Abstract: Huey argues that some of the problems raised in policing cyberspace are conceptual in nature and stem from habitués: That the police culture is grounded in a perceptual schema tied to understandings of the policing function as being inked primarily to physical/geographical notions of what constitutes territory to be policed. Cyberspace, by contrast, is seen as being fundamentally different or abstract, and thus not a space where normal policing strategies are easily applied.

Johnston, Richard. "The Battle Against White-Collar Crime." USA Today (January 2002): pp. 36-38. Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: The exponential growth of technology and the use of computers have triggered a purposeful rethinking of the tools needed by law enforcement organizations to address internet-related crimes.

Joyce, Bryan H. Internet Scams: What to Be Afraid of in Cyberspace. Harrogate, England: NET-WORKS, 2001. Call Number: HV 6773.J79 2001
Abstract: This book takes an in-depth look at the numerous cons and scams being perpetrated in cyberspace and the ways in which everyone and anyone can be electronically exploited.

Kennedy, D. C. "In Search of a Balance Between Police Power and Privacy in the Cyber-Crime Treaty." Richmond Journal of Law & Technology (Fall 2002): N/A.
Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: In an effort to address the difficulties of investigating cyber criminals, the Council of Europe put forward a cyber-crime treaty to harmonize definitions of cyber crime in states that become parties to the treaty. To assist law enforcement with investigation of these crimes, the treaty provides for procedures to assist law enforcement in the search and seizure of computer data and facilitates cooperative investigations by states affected in specific cyber-crime incidents. This paper will explore the increase in police power granted by the treaty.

Lang, Dave. "A Graphic Picture of Crime." Security Management (September 2002): pp. 84-89.
Abstract: A case study describes and investigation and apprehension of two cyber-criminals. The tale of how investigators caught this pair and their associates offers security managers a glimpse into the methods used by information thieves today - as well as how their high-tech tools can be turned against them by detectives who know how to track digital footprints.

Loper, D. Kall. "A Case Study in the Forensics of Computer Crime: E-Mail Address Spoofing." Journal of Security Administration (December 2001): pp. 45-69. Notes: (Available full text on Criminal Justice Periodical Index - CJPI)
Abstract: Illustrates how accepted and well-known techniques of investigation can be applied in the new context of digital evidence. The problem set forth in this research is to identify components of an e-mail message that allow an investigator to determine the true origin of the message, the authenticity of the message, and other information useful in building a profile of the computer criminal for further investigation with more traditional techniques.

Marcella, Albert J. and Robert S. Greenfield, eds. Cyber Forensics. Boca Raton, FL: Auerbach, 2002. Call Number: HV 8079.C65C93 2002
Abstract: Provides a set of varied resources for anyone required to look behind the closed doors of a virtual world to gather evidence and to establish credible audit trails of electronic wrong doing.

Piazza, Peter. "On Patrol in Cyberspace." Security Management (April 2003): pp. 111-+.
Abstract: A look at progress among local, state, and federal efforts to combat cyber-crime, including credit card fraud and identity theft.

Rataj, Tom. "Cyber-Crime Causes Chaos." Law & Order (June 2001): pp. 43-46.
Abstract: The cyber-crime phenomenon raises some interesting issues for traditional police agencies. As with large and complex frauds, cyber-crime is probably best investigated by specialized companies and in-house experts hired by the victim companies themselves.

Schwartau, Winn. Cyber shock. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2000.
Call Number: QA 76.9.A25S3537 2000
Abstract: Guides the average Internet user through the perils of hackers, phreakers, identity thieves and Internet terrorists. Offering answers and solutions in common sense language to make our lives safer and more secure.

Shinder, Debra Littlejohn. Scene of the Cyber-Crime: Computer Forensics Handbook. Rockland, MA: Syngress, 2002. Call Number: QA 76.9.A25S44 2002
Abstract: This book is a bridge between two distinct cultures; that of IT professionals responsible for building systems that prevent cyber-crime, and law enforcement officials responsible for investigating and prosecuting those crimes. It introduces IT professionals to the highly structured world of law enforcement, where rules of evidence must be followed closely and crime scenes must not be contaminated. It provides law enforcement officers with an understanding of the technical aspects of cyber-crime and how technology can be used to help solve crimes.

U.S. Department of Justice. "Computer Crime Guidance." June 2004. [http://www.cybercrime.gov/compcrime.html].
Abstract: Provides informal guidance to prosecutors and investigators as they work through complex substantive, procedural and practical elements of computer crime cases. While this guidance does not provide any legal rights or obligations, it is helpful to law enforcement as they address challenging questions of law, policy or practice.

Vacca, John R. Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation. Hingham, MA: Charles River Media, Inc., 2002. Call Number: QA 76.9.A25V33 2002
Abstract: Provides a complete overview of computer forensics from its definition to "crime scene investigation," seizure of data, determining the "fingerprints" of the crime, and tracking down the criminal. The book focuses on "solving the crime" rather than information security.

Voyles, Bennett. "Crime Does Pay." Operations & Fulfillment (October 2003): pp. 16-+. Notes: (Available full text on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: Sick of working yourself to the bone? Tired of worrying about budgets? Maybe it's time you considered a carefree life in online retail fraud. Once the exclusive domain of Hollywood screen writers and disgruntled teenagers, cyber crime is now a big-time illegal business. And most security experts say that in spite of new credit card security initiatives and better anti-fraud software, cyber criminals have years of growing opportunity ahead.