| Cybercrime: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim Contributor(s): Milhorn, H. Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1581129548 ISBN-13: 9781581129540 Publisher: Universal Publishers OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2007 Annotation: "Cybercrime: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim" is a nuts and bolts, how-to guide for the typical home-computer user. It addresses the various crimes being committed via the Internet and gives instructions on how to avoid becoming a victim of each. The chapters dealing with individual cybercrimes are laid out in a format consisting of a discussion of the basics of the crime, followed by real-life examples of the particular crime, and then things computer users can do to avoid becoming a victim of the crime. Also included in the book is a chapter on the role of organized crime in Internet fraud and another chapter on Internet hoaxes. In addition, an appendix gives information on where to report various cybercrimes and another appendix gives definitions of cybercrime terms. To illustrate specific crimes, over 200 actual case reports are used. |
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| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - Computers | Security - General |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.91 lbs) 324 pages |