computer crimes

Provides an overview of various careers in computer forensics.

Looks at the topics of computer and network security through the story of a young professional whose computer is hacked. Includes information on how to keep computers safe, detect and report an attack, and restore an infected computer.

In 2000, an unknown attacker brought down the websites of Amazon, CNN, Dell, E-TRADE, eBay, and Yahoo!, inciting panic from Silicon Valley to the White House. The FBI, police, and independent security experts launched a manhunt as President Clinton convened a cyber security summit to discuss how best to protect America's information infrastructure from future attacks. Then, after hundreds of hours of wiretapping, law enforcement officials executed a late-night raid and came face-to-face with the most wanted man in cyberspace: a fifteen-year-old whose username was "Mafiaboy." Despite requests from every major media outlet, that young man, Michael Calce, has never spoken publicly about his crimes-until now. Equal parts true-crime thriller and expos?, Mafiaboy will take you on an electrifying tour of the fast-evolving twenty-first-century world of hacking-from disruptions caused by teens like Calce to organized crime and other efforts with potentially catastrophic results. It also includes a guide to protecting yourself online.

Discusses cyberbullying, through use of computers, cell phones, and other electronics, and presents advice for identification, prevention, and appropriate response by educators to protect students, with tips on what the behavior looks like, a review of research and legal rulings, and follow-up questions.

Provides information and advice about online hoaxes, discussing how to avoid, identify, and remove them, in addition to other related topics.

A classmate needs Club CSI's help when mysterious charges from a popular internet doodling game appear on her parents' credit card bill.

Discusses crimes commonly committed on the internet, and measures used to attempt to prevent them.

Discusses the crime new to this day and age, generated by electronic activity of an illegal nature. Presents security measures and apprehension techniques.