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 (UK) and Fellow of the British Computer Society. He has more than 100 refereed publications in international journals and conferences on information systems with specific focus on knowledge management (KM). He is member of editorial boards of several international journals and has acted as Chair and Program Committee Member for numerous international conferences. He has extensive and hands-on experience in the development, management and execution of KM projects and large international security initiatives (e.g., the application of social media in crisis management, intelligence-based combating of terrorism and organized crime, gun crime, cyber-crime and cyber terrorism and cross cultural ideology polarization). In addition to this he is the technical lead of two EU Security projects: “Courage” on Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Terrorism and “Athena” onthe Application of Social Media and Mobile Devices in Crisis Management. He has co-edited several books on Intelligence Management.. His recent books are titled “Strategic Intelligence Management (National Security Imperatives and Information and Communications Technologies)”, “Knowledge Driven Frameworks for Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime” and “Emerging Trends in ICT Security”. Prof Akhgar is member of the academic advisory board of SAS UK. Andrew Staniforth, Detective Inspector and Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC). Francesca Bosco, Project Officer on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at UNICRI.

"... a nice job of consolidating the critical elements of cyber crime and cyber terrorism. This book will be of great use to security practitioners and law enforcement professionals." --Computing Reviews"...provides a good introduction to the topic, with a good mixture of introduction and technical discussions...for those looking for a quick overview to the core areas,...a good reference to start with." --RSAConference.com, January 2015"...provides a British and Western European perspective on the causes, challenges, and investigations of cyber crimes and cyber terrorism. The overall message is somber…" --Computing Reviews, December 2014

• 1. Cyberspace: The new frontier for policing?2. Definitions of Cyber Terrorism3. New and emerging threats of cyber crime and terrorism4. Police investigation processes: practical tools and techniques for tackling cyber crimes5. Cyber-specifications: capturing user requirements for cyber-security investigations6. High-tech investigations of cyber crime7. Seizing, imaging, and analyzing digital evidence: step-by-step guidelines8. Digital forensics education, training and awareness9. Understanding the situational awareness in cybercrimes: case studies10. Terrorist use of the internet11. ICT as a protection tool against child exploitation12. Cybercrime classification and characteristics13. Cyber terrorism: Case studies14. Social media and Big Data15. Social media and its role for LEAs: Review and applications16. The rise of cyber liability insurance17. Responding to cyber crime and cyber terrorism—botnets an insidious threat18. Evolution of TETRA through the integration with a number of communication platforms to support public protection and disaster relief (PPDR)

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 (UK) and Fellow of the British Computer Society. He has more than 100 refereed publications in international journals and conferences on information systems with specific focus on knowledge management (KM). He is member of editorial boards of several international journals and has acted as Chair and Program Committee Member for numerous international conferences. He has extensive and hands-on experience in the development, management and execution of KM projects and large international security initiatives (e.g., the application of social media in crisis management, intelligence-based combating of terrorism and organized crime, gun crime, cyber-crime and cyber terrorism and cross cultural ideology polarization). In addition to this he is the technical lead of two EU Security projects: “Courage” on Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Terrorism and “Athena” onthe Application of Social Media and Mobile Devices in Crisis Management. He has co-edited several books on Intelligence Management.. His recent books are titled “Strategic Intelligence Management (National Security Imperatives and Information and Communications Technologies)”, “Knowledge Driven Frameworks for Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime” and “Emerging Trends in ICT Security”. Prof Akhgar is member of the academic advisory board of SAS UK. Andrew Staniforth, Detective Inspector and Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC). Francesca Bosco, Project Officer on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at UNICRI.

"... a nice job of consolidating the critical elements of cyber crime and cyber terrorism. This book will be of great use to security practitioners and law enforcement professionals." --Computing Reviews"...provides a good introduction to the topic, with a good mixture of introduction and technical discussions...for those looking for a quick overview to the core areas,...a good reference to start with." --RSAConference.com, January 2015"...provides a British and Western European perspective on the causes, challenges, and investigations of cyber crimes and cyber terrorism. The overall message is somber…" --Computing Reviews, December 2014

• 1. Cyberspace: The new frontier for policing?2. Definitions of Cyber Terrorism3. New and emerging threats of cyber crime and terrorism4. Police investigation processes: practical tools and techniques for tackling cyber crimes5. Cyber-specifications: capturing user requirements for cyber-security investigations6. High-tech investigations of cyber crime7. Seizing, imaging, and analyzing digital evidence: step-by-step guidelines8. Digital forensics education, training and awareness9. Understanding the situational awareness in cybercrimes: case studies10. Terrorist use of the internet11. ICT as a protection tool against child exploitation12. Cybercrime classification and characteristics13. Cyber terrorism: Case studies14. Social media and Big Data15. Social media and its role for LEAs: Review and applications16. The rise of cyber liability insurance17. Responding to cyber crime and cyber terrorism—botnets an insidious threat18. Evolution of TETRA through the integration with a number of communication platforms to support public protection and disaster relief (PPDR)

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 (UK) and Fellow of the British Computer Society. He has more than 100 refereed publications in international journals and conferences on information systems with specific focus on knowledge management (KM). He is member of editorial boards of several international journals and has acted as Chair and Program Committee Member for numerous international conferences. He has extensive and hands-on experience in the development, management and execution of KM projects and large international security initiatives (e.g., the application of social media in crisis management, intelligence-based combating of terrorism and organized crime, gun crime, cyber-crime and cyber terrorism and cross cultural ideology polarization). In addition to this he is the technical lead of two EU Security projects: “Courage” on Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Terrorism and “Athena” onthe Application of Social Media and Mobile Devices in Crisis Management. He has co-edited several books on Intelligence Management.. His recent books are titled “Strategic Intelligence Management (National Security Imperatives and Information and Communications Technologies)”, “Knowledge Driven Frameworks for Combating Terrorism and Organised Crime” and “Emerging Trends in ICT Security”. Prof Akhgar is member of the academic advisory board of SAS UK. Andrew Staniforth, Detective Inspector and Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC). Francesca Bosco, Project Officer on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at UNICRI.

"... a nice job of consolidating the critical elements of cyber crime and cyber terrorism. This book will be of great use to security practitioners and law enforcement professionals." --Computing Reviews"...provides a good introduction to the topic, with a good mixture of introduction and technical discussions...for those looking for a quick overview to the core areas,...a good reference to start with." --RSAConference.com, January 2015"...provides a British and Western European perspective on the causes, challenges, and investigations of cyber crimes and cyber terrorism. The overall message is somber…" --Computing Reviews, December 2014

• 1. Cyberspace: The new frontier for policing?2. Definitions of Cyber Terrorism3. New and emerging threats of cyber crime and terrorism4. Police investigation processes: practical tools and techniques for tackling cyber crimes5. Cyber-specifications: capturing user requirements for cyber-security investigations6. High-tech investigations of cyber crime7. Seizing, imaging, and analyzing digital evidence: step-by-step guidelines8. Digital forensics education, training and awareness9. Understanding the situational awareness in cybercrimes: case studies10. Terrorist use of the internet11. ICT as a protection tool against child exploitation12. Cybercrime classification and characteristics13. Cyber terrorism: Case studies14. Social media and Big Data15. Social media and its role for LEAs: Review and applications16. The rise of cyber liability insurance17. Responding to cyber crime and cyber terrorism—botnets an insidious threat18. Evolution of TETRA through the integration with a number of communication platforms to support public protection and disaster relief (PPDR)