Cyber Security: Understanding Cyber Crimes, Computer Forensics And Legal Perspectives (Paperback) | Released: 2011

About the Book

· This book, focusing on cyberthreats and cybersecurity, provides the much needed awareness in the times of growing cybercrime episodes.
· Comprehensive treatment of important topic - cybersecurity to help readers understand the implications of cybercrime.
· The book provides adequate orientation on laws in reference to cybercrime and cybersecurity taking into account the Indian as well as global scenario.
· Awareness created through simple practical tips and tricks, educates readers to learn how to avoid becoming victims of cybercrime.
· Written by InfoSec domain SME and co-authored by qualified ethical hacking professional who is also a security certified.
· Well-presented case illustrations and examples from real life to underline the significance of topics addressed in each chapter.

About the Author

Nina Godbole is an author of the book Information Systems Security: Security Management, Metrics, Frameworks and Best Practices published by Wiley India in January 2009. She is also on the Editorial Board of IEEE Computer Society. She has published numerous articles on topics in leading IT magazines. She has a vast work experience in the IT industry in Software Quality Assurance, systems analysis and design, application support services as well as application audit and IS audit. Nina is a CIPP/IT - a privacy professional certified by the IAPP USA (International Association of Privacy Professional) as well as a CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certified by ISACA USA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association). Nina is also an ITIL foundation certified professional, a PMP, CQA and CSTE from QAI, USA (Quality Assurance Institute). Sunit Belapure has more than 8 years experience in Information Security domain out of his total industry experience of more than 18 years. He works in the domain of ISRM (Information Security and Risk and Management) and Information System Audit. Sunit has respective international certifications to his credit - CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) from ISACA-USA, IRCA certified ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v5.0) from EC-Council-USA and CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) from ISACA-USA. He is a member of ISACA, USA. He engages into Compliance and Assurance assignments (for ERP as well as for Non-ERP applications) under IS security and IT Governance domain. Sunit is a noted speaker on Information Security domain at reputed institutes in and around Pune.

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Cybercrime · Introduction · Cybercrime: Definition and Origins of the Word · Cybercrime and Information Security · Who are Cybercriminals? · Classifications of Cybercrimes · Cybercrime: The Legal Perspectives · Cybercrimes: An Indian Perspective · Cybercrime and the Indian ITA 2000 · A Global Perspective on Cybercrimes · Cybercrime Era: Survival Mantra for the Netizens · Concluding Remarks and Way Forward to Further Chapters Cyberoffenses: How Criminals Plan Them · Introduction · How Criminals Plan the Attacks · Social Engineering · Cyberstalking · Cybercafe and Cybercrimes · Botnets: The Fuel for Cybercrime · Attack Vector · Cloud Computing Cybercrime: Mobile and Wireless Devices · Introduction · Proliferation of Mobile and Wireless Devices · Trends in Mobility · Credit Card Frauds in Mobile and Wireless Computing Era · Security Challenges Posed by Mobile Devices · Registry Settings for Mobile Devices · Authentication Service Security · Attacks on Mobile/Cell Phones · Mobile Devices: Security Implications for Organizations · Organizational Measures for Handling Mobile · Organizational Security Policies and Measures in Mobile Computing Era · Laptops Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime · Introduction · Proxy Servers and Anonymizers · Phishing · Password Cracking · Keyloggers and Spywares · Virus and Worms · Trojan Horses and Backdoors · Steganography · DoS and DDoS Attacks · SQL Injection · Buffer Overflow · Attacks on Wireless Networks Phishing and Identity Theft · Introduction · Phishing · Identity Theft (ID Theft) Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity: The Legal Perspectives · Introduction · Cybercrime and the Legal Landscape around the World · Why Do We Need Cyberlaws: The Indian Context · The Indian IT Act · Challenges to Indian Law and Cybercrime Scenario in India · Consequences of Not Addressing the Weakness in Information Technology Act · Digital Signatures and the Indian IT Act · Amendments to the Indian IT Act · Cybercrime and Punishment · Cyberlaw, Technology and Students: Indian Scenario Understanding Computer Forensics · Introduction · Historical Background of Cyberforensics · Digital Forensics Science · The Need for Computer Forensics · Cyberforensics and Digital Evidence · Forensics Analysis of E-Mail · Digital Forensics Life Cycle · Chain of Custody Concept · Network Forensics · Approaching a Computer Forensics Investigation · Setting up a Computer Forensics Laboratory: Understanding the Requirements · Computer Forensics and Steganography · Relevance of the OSI 7 Layer Model to Computer Forensics · Forensics and Social Networking Sites: The Security/Privacy Threats · Computer Forensics from Compliance Perspective · Challenges in Computer Forensics · Special Tools and Techniques · Forensics Auditing · Antiforensics Forensics of Hand-Held Devices · Introduction · Understanding Cell Phone Working Characteristics · Hand-Held Devices and Digital Forensics · Toolkits for Hand-Held Device Forensics · Forensics of iPods and Digital Music Devices · An Illustration on Real Life Use of Forensics · Techno-Legal Challenges with Evidence from Hand-Held Devices · Organizational Guidelines on Cell Phone Forensics Cybersecurity: Organizational Implications · Introduction · Cost of Cybercrimes and IPR Issues: Lessons for Organizations · Web Threats for Organizations: The Evils and Perils · Security and Privacy Implications from Cloud Computing · Social Media Marketing: Security Risks and Perils for Organizations · Social Computing and the Associated Challenges for Organizations · Protecting People's Privacy in the Organization · Organizational Guidelines for Internet Usage, Safe Computing Guidelines and Computer Usage Policy · Incident Handling: An Essential Component of Cybersecurity · Forensics Best Practices for Organizations · Media and Asset Protection: Best Practices for Organizations · Importance of Endpoint Security in Organizations Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism: Social, Political, Ethical and Psychological Dimensions · Introduction · Intellectual Property in the Cyberspace · The Ethical Dimension of Cybercrimes · The Psychology, Mindset and Skills of Hackers and Other Cybercriminals · Sociology of Cybercriminals · Information Warfare: Perception or An Eminent Reality? Cybercrime: Illustrations, Examples and Mini-Cases · Introduction · Real-Life Examples · Mini-Cases · Illustrations of Financial Frauds in Cyber Domain · Digital Signature-Related Crime Scenarios · Digital Forensics Case Illustrations · Online Scams Careers in Cybersecurity · Introduction · IT Security Organization · Career Paths in Cybersecurity · Cybersecurity Certifications · Guide Path Index