Designed to serve as a reference work for practitioners, academics, and scholars worldwide, this book is the first of its kind to explain complex cybercrimes from the perspectives of multiple disciplines (computer science, law, economics, psychology, etc.) and scientifically analyze their impact on individuals, society, and nations holistically and comprehensively. In particular, the book shows: How multiple disciplines concurrently bring out the complex, subtle, and elusive nature of cybercrimes How cybercrimes will affect every human endeavor, at the level of individuals, societies, and nations How to legislate proactive cyberlaws, building on a fundamental grasp of computers and networking, and stop reacting to every new cyberattack How conventional laws and traditional thinking fall short in protecting us from cybercrimes How we may be able to transform the destructive potential of cybercrimes into amazing innovations in cyberspace that can lead to explosive technological growth and prosperity

First book to explain complex cybercrimes from multiple perspectives and to analyze their impact on individuals, society, and nations in a holistically and comprehensively Provides a well-founded understanding of its constituent dimensions, allowing the orientation of cyberspace activities towards a constructive and prosperous future Shows how to legislate proactive cyberlaws, based on a fundamental grasp of computers and networking, and stop reacting to every new cyberattack

Part I Introducing Cybercrimes.- Part II Computing and Networking Technology and Cybercrimes.- Part III Economic Impact of Cybercrimes.- Part IV Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cybercrimes.- Part V Psycho-Social Impact of Cybercrimes.- Part VI Cybercrime Regulation through Civil and Criminal Penalties.- Part VII International Character of Cybercrimes.- Part VIII Mitigation of Cybercrimes.- Part IX Future of Cybercrimes: Who will have the last word?- Bibliography.- Index