Forensic Perspectives on Cybercrime

ISBN-13: 9781032291758 / Twarda / 2024 / 160 str.

Terri Cole

Opis

Forensic Perspectives in Cybercrime is the first book to combine the disciplines of cyberpsychology and forensic psychology, helping to define this emergent area. It explores the psychological factors that influence the behaviour of all those involved in cybersecurity.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to cybercrime 2. Social engineering 3. Attackers 4. Victimology and resilience 5. Culture 6. Behaviour change and prevention 7. Emergent technologies and future directions 8. Conclusions and recommendations

O autorze

John McAlaney is a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist at Bournemouth University. His research looks at psychological determinants of risk behaviours including online gambling, digital addiction, and cybersecurity. He engages with charities, businesses, and policymakers to help them empower individuals to protect themselves and others from online harms.

Peter J. Hills is a Cognitive Psychologist by training who has published over 60 peer-reviewed research articles using various experimental and non-experimental methods to research aspects of psychology relevant to the forensic domain including face recognition, sexual violence reduction, and online/offline misogyny and sexism.

Terri Cole worked for the National Crime Agency providing Behavioural Investigative Advice to Serious Crime Investigations for many years. She currently works at Bournemouth University lecturing and researching how psychological knowledge can be applied to crime investigations. She has previously authored two books including a BPS textbook of the year.