Full title in original language:
Cybercrime in the Greater China Region: Regulatory Responses and Crime Prevention Across the Taiwan Strait
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Cybercrime Cybercrime preventionCrime prevention and criminal justice Crime preventionTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
restricted access: requiring payment
Individual authors:
Lennon Yao-chung Chang
Publication year:
2012
Published by:
Edward Elgar
Copyright holder:
© Edward Elgar
Contact name and address:
Edward Elgar
Contact website:
Key themes:
cybercrime, cybercrime prevention, crime, cybersecurity, taiwan, china, greater china, crime prevention
Links:
Short description:
Cybercrime is a worldwide problem of rapidly increasing magnitude and, of the countries in the Asia Pacific region, Taiwan and China are suffering most. This timely book discusses the extent and nature of cybercrime in and between Taiwan and China, focussing especially on the prevalence of botnets (collections of computers that have been compromised and used for malicious purposes).