Discover valuable IT security lessons by tracing the history of cybercrime

The phenomenon of cybercrime is as old computers themselves. As soon as the first computer networks were built, some people were looking for ways to exploit them for their own illegal purposes. In this sample chapter from Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook, trace the history of cybercrime from the days of standalone computers to the present, and discover what we can learn from this history that will help us build a more secure online future. Chapter coverage includes:

• Exploring criminality in the days of standalone computers
• Understanding the early phreakers, hackers, and crackers
• Understanding how online services made cybercrime easy
• Introducing the ARPANet: The Wild West of networking
• Watching crime rise with the commercialization of the Internet
• Bringing the cybercrime story up to date

Title: Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook
ISBN: 1931836655
Published: August 2002
Author: Debra Littlejohn Shinder
Chapter: Chapter 2: Reviewing the History of Cybercrime
Published by Syngress