Cybercrime, Digital Forensics and Jurisdiction2015

"The purpose of law is to protect the society from harm by declaring what conduct is criminal, and prescribing the punishment to be imposed for such conduct. The pervasiveness of the Internet and its anonymous nature make cyberspace a lawless frontier, where anarchy prevails. Historically, economic value has been assigned to visible and tangible assets. With the increasing appreciation that intangible data disseminated through an intangible medium can possess economic value, cybercrime is also being recognized as an economic asset. Cybercrime, Digital Forensics, and Jurisdiction disseminate knowledge for everyone involved in understanding and preventing cybercrime - business entities, private citizens, and government agencies. This book is firmly rooted in the law demonstrating that a...