[...]... rarely have contact otherwise.There are plenty of others out there like us, whose “real world” lives are inextricably intertwined with the time that we spend in the netherworld of cyberspace It is inevitable, I suppose, that members of the same antisocial element of society I dealt with as a police of cer would find their ways onto the Net, as well The more I delved into the intricacies of computers and networking... apprehension of the cybercriminal and the collection of evidence, and shows you how to put together all the information you’ve gathered in the course of the investigation to prove the prosecution’s case.We talk first about some of the difficulties peculiar to cybercrimes, including the lack of concrete definitions and the jurisdictional dilemma.You’ll learn about basic criminal justice theory and the bodies... realm of cyberpsychology, the study of human behavior in cyberspace First we discuss the cybercriminals: common motivations, personality types, and the differences between those who commit different types of cybercrimes.We look at the art and science of criminal profiling and how it can be applied to online lawbreakers But we don’t stop there .The criminals aren’t the only ones on the scene of the cybercrime. .. Made Cybercrime Easy 57 Introducing the ARPANet:: the Wild West of Networking 58 Sputnik Inspires ARPA 59 ARPA Turns Its Talents to Computer Technology 59 Network Applications Come into Their Own 60 The Internetwork Continues to Expand 60 The ARPANet of the 1980s 60 The Internet of the 1990s 60 The Worm Turns—and Security Becomes a Concern 61 Watching Crime Rise with the Commercialization of the Internet... 149 Looking Inside the Machine 150 Components of a Digital Computer 150 The Role of the Motherboard 151 The Roles of the Processor and Memory 153 The Role of Storage Media 157 Why This Matters to the Investigator 163 The Language of the Machine 164 Wandering Through a World of Numbers 165 Who’s on Which Base? 165 Understanding the Binary Numbering System 166 Converting Between Binary and Decimal 167... numbers of people getting online each year) has contributed to the crime problem.This chapter also addresses the ways in which the advent of new technologies makes the lives of criminals—not just our lives—easier Chapter 3, “Understanding the People on the Scene, ” breaks momentarily from the concentration on technological and legal issues to explore the human element of cybercrime Here we delve into the. .. detect cybercrimes ■ CyberLaw Review These sidebars discuss legal aspects of the topic being discussed in the text, including related statutes and case law citations ■ On the Scene These are real life accounts of cybercrime investigators and advice based on experiences in the field www.syngress.com 225 _Cybercrime_ Foreword.qxd 7/17/02 9:44 AM Page xxxi Foreword xxxi You’ll find a lot of citations of other... various forensics techniques .The laws and techniques will change over the years, but the concepts that form the foundation of cybercrime fighting will remain the same Due to the dynamic nature of the World Wide Web, some of the online resources we cite herein may be gone or relocated by the time you read this book Please let us know about any dead links; we will attempt to track down new sources for the. .. similar information and post them on my Web site at www.sceneofthecybercrime com and/or the publisher’s Web site at www.syngress.com/solutions.You can e-mail me at debshinder@sceneofthecybercrime.com Finally, I wanted this to be a friendly book, one that could be enjoyed by “just plain folks” who are interested in computer forensics and cybercrime as well as by professionals in the law enforcement and technology... ability of enforcement agents to gather the evidence needed to prosecute these new cases Finally, there was a certain amount of antipathy—or at the least, distrust— between the two most important players in any effective fight against cybercrime: law enforcement agents and computer professionals.Yet close cooperation between the two is crucial if we are to control the cybercrime problem and make the Internet . of the Motherboard 151 The Roles of the Processor and Memory 153 The Role of Storage Media 157 Why This Matters to the Investigator 163 The Language of the. 02370 Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook Copyright © 2002 by Syngress Publishing,Inc.All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.