Chapter 12. Understanding Cybercrime Prevention

Topics we'll investigate in this chapter:

▪ Understanding Security Concepts
▪ Understanding Basic Cryptography Concepts
▪ Making the Most of Hardware and Software Security
▪ Understanding Firewalls
▪ Forming an Incident Response Team
▪ Designing and Implementing Security Policies
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Introduction

Understanding what cybercrime is and how cybercrimes can be committed gives an investigator only half the picture. Just as every police officer needs a good grasp of physical defensive tactics, the cybercrime investigator must be aware of the tactics that are commonly used to defend a network from criminal intrusion or attack. In this chapter, we discuss the basic concepts involved ...

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