Babak Akhgar - Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigators Handbook

Babak Akhgar

Andrew Staniforth

Francesca Bosco

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Akhgar, Babak.

Cyber crime and cyber terrorism investigator's handbook / Babak Akhgar, Francesca Bosco, Andrew Staniforth.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Computer crimesInvestigation. 2. CyberterrorismInvestigation. 3. Computer crimesInvestigationCase studies. 4 CyberterrorismInvestigationCase studies. I. Bosco, Francesca II. Staniforth, Andrew. III. Title.

HV8079.C65A37 2014

363.25'968dc23

2014017880

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ISBN: 978-0-12-800743-3

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The editors wish to thank the multidisciplinary team of experts who have contributed to this book, sharing their knowledge and experience. Thanks are also extended to Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC for supporting this work. We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the team at CENTRIC (Centre of excellence in terrorism, resilience, intelligence, and organized crime research, at Sheffield Hallam University) and for the support provided by West Yorkshire Police, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).

And finally, we express our gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Eleanor Lockley. Her contribution and dedication has made this edited volume possible.

We would particularly like to acknowledge the following organizations and individuals for their support:

Sheffield Hallam University

West Yorkshire Police

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

John D. Parkinson, OBE , Chair of Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence & Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC)

This authoritative volume provides all security practitioners with a trusted reference and resource to guide them through the complexities of investigating cyber crime and cyber terrorism.

Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC

The global multi-disciplinary team of expert contributors have compiled an excellent operational reference and resource to support the new generation of cyber investigators.

Babak Akhgar Director of CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Ameer Al-Nemrat University of East London, UK

P. Saskia Bayerl Rotterdam school of management, erasmus University, The Netherlands

Francesca Bosco University of Milan, Italy

Giovanni Bottazzi Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ingegneria Informatica, Unversita di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Roma

Ben Brewster CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Emelyn Butterfield Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Daniel Cohen Research Fellow, The institute of national security studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Alan Cook Agenci Information Security (AIS) Consultancy, UK

Mohammed Dastbaz Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Environment and Technology, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Ruairidh Davison Human Systems Integration Group, Coventry University, UK

David Day Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Konstantinos Domdouzis CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Helen Gibson CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Edward Halpin Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Bruno Halupeau European Crime Centre EC3, Eurpol

Gary Hibberd Agenci Information Security (AIS) Consultancy, UK

Amin Hosseinian-Far Williams College, UK

John Huddlestone Coventry University, UK

Hamid Jahankhani Director of Research and Consultancy Development, Williams College, UK

Eleanor Lockley Researcher, CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Eric Luiijf TNO Networked Organisations Principal Consultant C(I)IP& Cyber Ops Networked Organisations, The Hague, The Netherlands

Alessandro Mantelero Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy

Gianluigi Me CeRSI, Research Center in Information Systems, LUISS Guido Carli University, Roma

Dale Richards Senior Lecturer, Human Technology Centre, Coventry University, UK

Fraser Sampson Chief Executive and Solicitor of the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner, West Yorkshire Police, UK

Siraj A. Shaikh Digital Security and Forensics (SaFe) Research Group, Coventry University, UK

Andrew Staniforth West Yorkshire Police, UK

Alex W. Stedmon Reader in Human Factors, Human Systems Integration Group, Coventry University, UK

Giuseppe Vaciago Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy

Sufian Yousef Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Babak Akhgar is Professor of Informatics and Director of CENTRIC (Center of excellence in terrorism, resilience, intelligence and organized crime research) at Sheffield Hallam University and Fellow of the British Computer Society. Akhgar graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in Software Engineering. He gained considerable commercial experience as a Strategy Analyst and Methodology Director for several international companies. Prof. Babak Akhgar obtained a Master degree (with distinction) in Information Systems in Management and a PhD in Information Systems. He has more than 100 referred publications in international journals and conferences on information systems with specific focus on knowledge management (KM). He is member of editorial boards of a number of international Journals, Chair and programme committee member of several international conferences. Akhgar has extensive and hands on experience in development, management and execution of KM projects and large international security initiatives (e.g., Application of social media in crisis management, intelligence-based combating of terrorism and organised crime, Gun crime, cyber security, Public Order and cross cultural ideology polarization) with multimillion Euros budgets.