Digital Crime And Forensic Science in Cyberspace - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591408725 ISBN 13: 9781591408727

Publisher: Igi Global, 2010

Synopsis

Digital forensics is the science of collecting evidence often used in a court of law to prosecute those who engage in digital activities that are deemed unlawful. Digital Crime and Forensic Science in Cyberspace is unique in putting together a number of contributions from leading experts in digital forensics and associated fields, making information on this new and complex subject available in one source of reference that addresses its multifaceted nature. The chapters in this book depict the nature of the crime and the motives of the criminals before proceeding to analyze the type of attacks one must understand in order to be prepared. Digital Crime and Forensic Science in Cyberspace also covers incident preparedness and the tools that are available to the digital investigator, as well as issues that pertain to the education and skills that this new professional must be able to display.

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About the Author

Panagiotis Kanellis is currently a Program Manager with Information Society S.A. in Athens, Greece. Previous to that he held senior consulting positions with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. He was educated at Western International University in Business Administration (BSc), at the University of Ulster in Computing and Information Systems (Post-Graduate Diploma), and at Brunel University in Data Communication Systems (MSc) and Information Systems (Ph.D.). He is a research associate in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an adjunct faculty member at the Athens University of Economics and Business having published more than 50 papers in international journals and conferences. He serves on the Board of the Hellenic Chapter of the Association of Information Systems (AIS) and is a member of the British Computer Society (BCS) and a Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP). He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Edition details

• Publisher: Igi Global
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591408725
• ISBN 13: 9781591408727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 357
• Editor: Kanellis Panagiotis, Kiountouzis Evangelos, Kolokotronis Nicholas, Martakos Drakoulis