How to Outwit Online Swindlers, Stalkers, and Spammers
Could Internet prowlers be targeting you right now? Crooks and stalkers are teeming on the Web and have much easier access to your private information than you think. As victims of identity theft and other types of fraud and harassment will tell you, it's vital to know how to protect yourself before inadvertently letting criminals into your home or office through a simple Internet connection.
J. A. Hitchcock, a nationally recognized Internet crime and security expert, was herself a victim of cyberstalking who fought back and won. Since then, she has become an important victims advocate, training law enforcement personnel and working to pass new laws across the country. She knows how to significantly reduce the dangers of shopping, banking, chatting, e-mailing, dating, just plain surfing, and other online activities people depend on every day. Hitchcock will rivet listeners and arm them with:
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CREDENTIALS: J. A. Hitchcock is a cybercrime expert who teaches law enforcement personnel worldwide how to track cybercriminals and help victims. She is president of Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHOA) at www.haltabuse.org and the author of NET CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: Outmaneuvering the Spammers, Swindlers, and Stalkers Who are Targeting You Online at www.netcrimes.net. A sought-after speaker and writer, she is frequently quoted in media coverage of cybercrime and security issues.
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