Digital Pursuit I

Ransomwares, Trojans and botnets of infected computers lurk in every corner of the World Wide Web. We regularly face scams trying every trick in the book to obtain our passwords, authentication data or our money. It’s as if we’ve been dropped into some virtual wild west, where our most protected secrets, our bank account balance, and our other data is at stake. What can we do to avoid our beautiful new digital world becoming a nightmare? This publication seeks to provide an answer to this. As a legal professional, the author has encountered several similar crime cases, using his experience to explain the dangers that are waiting for us and how to defend ourselves against them. We examine in detail the methods and means of perpetration, with practical examples. We analyze the possibilities of prevention, detection and protection one by one. We explain which prevention measures are effective and why, what signs suggest that we have become a victim, and what we can do if the worst has happened. Our publication starts from the basics and helps you learn about such threats in a simple, entertaining way, a knowledge that benefits anyone caring about their digital security. This knowledge is also a good starting point for future experts, who wish to get acquainted with the world of cybercriminals more seriously due to their occupation or studies.

We are constantly using the internet, be it sending messages, making video calls, sharing files, making purchases or just doing office work. Along with our mobile phone, we also carry the World Wide Web in our pockets. However, unlimited freedom also carries dangers. Cybercriminals will eagerly wait the opportunity to obtain and misuse our confidential data. Both our own data and the data we handle in the course of our work are at risk every single day we connect to the internet. What can we do to avoid our beautiful new digital world becoming a nightmare? This publication seeks to provide an answer to this. As a legal practicioner, the author has encountered several similar crimes, showing from his experience what dangers lurk there and how to defend ourselves. We examine in detail the operation of the internet and the methods of digital encryption used to protect our data. We analyze the sources of danger and the possibilities of prevention, detection and response one by one. We explain which method of protection is effective and why, what signs suggest that we have become a victim, and what we can do if something the worst has happened. Our publication starts from the basics and helps you learn in a simple, fun way everything that benefits anyone who cares about their own digital security. We also provide knowledge that is a good starting point for future experts who would get to know the world of cybercriminals more seriously because of their occupation and studies.

Cyber harassers are chasing us, offenders are breaching into websites or make them inaccessible in cyberspace. Scammers posing as Nigerian princes, deceptive messages from phishers and ransomware are trying to deprive us of our property. Our own and also our workplace’s data and assets are both at risk every single day we use digital devices. What can we do to avoid our beautiful new digital world becoming a nightmare? This publication seeks to provide an answer to this. As a legal professional, the author has encountered several similar crime cases and explains from his experience what dangers are waiting for us, how to defend ourselves. We examine in detail the methods and means of perpetration, with practical examples. We analyze the possibilities of prevention, detection and protection one by one. We explain which prevention measure is effective and why, what signs suggest that we have become a victim, and what we can do if the worst has happened. Our publication starts from the basics and helps you learn in a simple, entertaining way, that benefits anyone who cares about his or her own digital security. We provide such knowledge, which is also a good starting point for future experts, who would get to know the world of cybercriminals more seriously because of their occupation or studies.

The exact operation of the internet and our digital devices is a mystery to many, even though we use it every day. We run into technical problems that we often cannot solve on our own. When we become a victim of crime, we feel even more vulnerable in this virtual space. Digital crooks can’t wait to take advantage of the unpreparedness of others. They take the opportunity to obtain our confidential information and assets as soon as they can. The security of our own data and assets, the data we handle in the course of our work and that of our workplace comes under risk every time we connect to the internet. Many of us will sooner or later meet the first digital fraudsters, blackmailers, and bullies. What can we do to prevent our beautiful new digital world becoming a nightmare? This publication seeks to provide an answer to this. As a legal practicioner, the author has encountered several similar crimes, describing from his experience what happens in a real criminal investigation when digital data needs to be found. We examine in detail the tools and methods that members of the investigating authorities also work with on a regular basis. We analyze one by one the solutions that can be used to do this to understand how is it possible, which we considered to be impossible: identifying the unknown, faceless digital crooks based on the digital traces they have left behind. Our publication starts from the basics and helps you learn in a simple, fun way everything that benefits anyone who cares about their own digital security. We also provide knowledge that is a good starting point for future experts who wish to familiarize themselves with the world of cybercriminals more seriously due of their occupation and studies.

As a social space, the web provides researchers both with a tool and an environment to explore the intricacies of everyday life. As a site of mediated interactions and interrelationships, the ‘digital’ has evolved from being a space of information to a space of creation, thus providing new opportunities regarding how, where and, why to conduct social research. Doing Research In and On the Digital aims to deliver on two fronts: first, by detailing how researchers are devising and applying innovative research methods for and within the digital sphere, and, secondly, by discussing the ethical challenges and issues implied and encountered in such approaches. In two core Parts, this collection explores: content collection: methods for harvesting digital data engaging research informants: digital participatory methods and data stories . With contributions from a diverse range of fields such as anthropology, sociology, education, healthcare and psychology, this volume will particularly appeal to post-graduate students and early career researchers who are navigating through new terrain in their digital-mediated research endeavours.

Digital Pursuit continues the story of criminal Tim Ridgway, first encountered in Following Digital Footprints. Tim has now been sentenced to ten years for his credit card and identity theft crimes and is taken to HMP Dinas Bay in Wales to serve his sentence. Ever one to use his skills to his own advantage, Tim sets about planning his escape, whilst at the same time the authorities get wind of something big going down in the prison. Midshire Police set up an investigation and follow up various leads, putting two and two together and, in an entertaining fashion, not always coming up with four. This is another enjoyable book from David McCaddon, in which the reader can become re-acquainted with old friends from Midshire Police and follow the threads of the plot, which twist and turn in a satisfying manner.

Architecture in the Digital Age addresses contemporary architectural practice in which digital technologies are radically changing how buildings are conceived, designed and produced. It discusses the digitally-driven changes, their origins, and their effects by grounding them in actual practices already taking place, while simultaneously speculating about their wider implications for the future. The book offers a diverse set of ideas as to what is relevant today and what will be relevant tomorrow for emerging architectural practices of the digital age.

On the Fringes of Literature and Digital Media Culture presents a polyphonic account of mutual interpenetrations of literature and new media, highlighting the impact of digital culture on the user experience and the modes of social communication and interaction.