CyberCrime

The Justice Clearinghouse covers the topic of Cybercrime and Cyber threats on a regular basis: through the webinars we hold, the articles we write, as well as the articles we curate from other respected sources.

Begin or enhance your knowledge about how to prevent and respond to Cybercrime and Cyber threats by reviewing some of the information below.

Upcoming Webinars

Erin Monahan

Trent Hayden

01 / 20 / 2021

A Beginner’s Guide to Online Investigations

New to online research? Not sure how to begin an online investigation? Unclear what “OSINT” really means? This webinar will review how to begin an online investigation, including basic OSINT [...]

Christopher W. Diorio

The Future of the Dark Web

The online environment is a bustling economy. Big business is leveraging it selling services and products to people who are spending a sizeable chunk of their days on their devices. [...]

Sean Goodison

Understanding the Dark Web: Challenges & Case Studies for Justice Professionals

Webinar Video Clip: Understanding the Dark Web What criminals have always wanted is for their activities to remain undetected. This makes committing these crimes online somewhat inevitable – some of [...]

Christopher W. Diorio

An In-depth Look at Darknet Marketplaces

Webinar Video Clip: An In-Depth Look at Darknet Marketplaces In his previous webinar, Special Agent Christopher W. Diorio provided an intro to the Dark Web. This time around, he [...]

Christopher W. Diorio

Introduction to Dark Web Investigation

You probably have seen the Iceberg image going around online about the Dark Web. It exudes a sense of mystery and ominousness on something that people aren’t familiar with. [...]

Stacey A. Wright

2019 Cyber Cases in Review and What Decision-Makers Can Do

Cyberthreats exist and they evolve. With this in mind, it is always recommended to stay on top of things when it comes to cybersecurity. Anyone call fall victim to these [...]

Lanae Holmes

Online Enticement: Examining Risk Factors and Vulnerabilities of Minors in a Technological World

Online enticement involves an individual communicating with someone believed to be a child via the internet with the intent to commit a sexual offense or abduction. How are children vulnerable [...]

Stacey A. Wright

Cyber Metrics for Agency Execs

Cyberthreats are plenty, thus securing technology and infrastructure is now integral in any business or agency. But too often, the higher-ups of these organizations are not as adept with the [...]

Stacey A. Wright

Cyber Threat Landscape Update Spring 2019

A majority of our lives are now online whether we sign up for it or not. Public records for one, are now available digitally or stored digitally by the public [...]

Stacey A. Wright

What You Need to Know About Cyber Security: Free Resources to Improve Your Understanding

In our world that is growing more and more dependent on technology, cybersecurity is just about as important as physical security. For government agencies, ensuring that all bases are covered [...]

Stacey A. Wright

Cyber Threat Landscape Update (Spring 2018)

Security is a critical concept for organizations and individuals – it is even in Maslow’s hierarchy of need. As technology comprises a substantial lump of our day-to-day, we also view [...]

Stacey A. Wright

101 Introduction to How Cybercrime and Cyber Defenses Actually Work

These days, when almost everything we do is dependent on technology, it's as if damage to our devices and lack of connectivity is as distressing as physical injury. For companies [...]

Stacey A. Wright

Clarifying and Understanding Cyber Threats and Actors

Advances in technology have reaped the human race so many benefits; From the most mundane, daily activities that become more convenient like paying for goods, scheduling appointments, communicating and expressing [...]

Stacey A. Wright

State and Local CyberThreat Landscape

Individuals and organizations – be it public or private constantly strive towards security. As technology encompasses a significant chunk of our lives – from leisure, business, finances, productivity, and so much more, [...]

Stacey A. Wright

March 2017 Cyber Threat Landscape Update

Cybersecurity is quickly becoming a top concern for every sector in our country. The numbers are just staggering. The cost of cybercrime worldwide will reach $2T by 2019, a massive increase [...]

After the Webinar: Understanding the Dark Web. Q&A with Dr. Sean Goodison

Webinar presenter Dr. Sean Goodison answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Understanding the Dark Web: Challenges and Case Studies for Justice Professionals. Here are just a few [...]

In Case You Missed It: Video Snippet from Understanding the Dark Web

Dr. Sean Goodison shared some insightful information during his webinar, Understanding the Dark Web. Here’s just one snippet from the show. Click Here to Watch a [...]

In Case You Missed It: A Snippet from An In-Depth Look at Darknet Marketplaces

Christopher Diorio shared some insightful information during his webinar, An In-Depth Look at Darknet Marketplaces. Here’s just one snippet from the show. Click Here to Watch a [...]

After the Webinar: 2019 Cyber Cases in Review. Q&A with Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright answered a number of your questions after her presentation, 2019 Cyber Cases in Review. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience Question: What can [...]

After the Webinar: Cyber Metrics for Agency Execs. Q&A with Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Cyber Metrics for Agency Execs. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience Question: Do [...]

After the Webinar: Cyber Threat Landscape (Spring 2019). Q&A with MS-ISAC’s Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright from the MS-ISAC answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Cyber Threat Landscape Update (Spring 2019). Here are just a few of her responses. [...]

After the Webinar: Justice Agencies and Future Planning for Dark Net, Cryptocurrencies and Block Chain. Q&A with Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright answered a number of your questions after her presentation, “Justice Agencies and Future Planning: Dark Net, Cryptocurrencies and Block Chain.” Here are a few of her [...]

After the Webinar: Understanding Emotet. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Christopher Satanek and Joshua Traynor answered a number of your questions after their presentation, "Understanding Emotet and How to Protect Your Agency." Here are a few of their [...]

After the Webinar: Cyberthreat Landscape (Fall 2018). Q&A with Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright of the Center for Internet Security's MS-ISAC answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "Fall 2018 Cyberthreat Landscape Update." Here are [...]

After the Webinar: Online Enticement of Children. Q&A with Dr. Stacy Jeleniewski

Webinar presenter Dr. Stacy Jeleniewski of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "The Online Enticement of Children:&[...]

After the Webinar: CryptoCurrency Landscape (Part 2). Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Stacey Wright and Eugene Kipniss answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Cryptocurrencies: the Current Landscape (Part 2). Here are a few of their responses. [...]

The Current Landscape of Cryptocurrency: An Interview with Stacey Wright and Eugene Kipniss

Christina McCale

As technology develops and evolves, so too does the opportunity for new forms of crime. But if you're still trying to understand the basics of blockchains and cryptocurrencies then be [...]

After the Webinar: What You Need to Know About Cyber Security. Q&A with Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "What You Need to Know About Cyber Security: Free Resources to Improve Your Understanding." [...]

Free Resources to Improve Your Understanding about CyberSecurity: An Interview with Stacey Wright

Christina McCale

Cybersecurity is such an enormous, rapidly changing field that it's hard to know where to start if you're new, looking to change fields or even just wanting to become more "[...]

Thoughts on Criminals

"Criminals are, in effect, Entrepreneurs with the brakes off. They look at whatever the latest technology is and think, "What can I do with this?"

CyberThreat Landscape Update for Spring 2018: An Interview with Stacey Wright

Christina McCale

Cyberthreats are fast moving and everchanging. It can be hard for busy justice professionals to keep up with the changes and determine which trends are the ones they should pay [...]

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Infographic: 101 Introduction to Cybercrime and Cyber Defenses

With cybercrime and technological vulnerabilities, anyone can be a victim. With the objective of ensuring everyone is aware and educated on what we're facing each time we connect to [...]

After the Webinar: 101 Introduction to How Cybercrime and Cyber Defenses Actually Work. Q&A with Stacey Wright

Webinar presenter Stacey Wright answered a number of your questions after her presentation, 101 Introduction to How Cybercrime and Cyber Defenses Actually Work? Here are some of her [...]

Cybercrime and Defenses: An Interview with Stacey Wright

Christina McCale

Cybercrime and threats can be confusing - particularly if you're not an IT person. The alphabet soup of acronyms, the rate of change, and the exponential size of cyber attacks [...]

Clarifying and Understanding Cyber Threats and Actors: An Interview with Stacey Wright

Christina McCale

We hear about hacks and attacks in the media all the time but rarely do we hear about who these criminals are, what motivates them. Join this recorded webinar, as [...]

Understanding CyberThreats to Your Organization: An Update from Stacey Wright

Christina McCale

Is there ever a week where there isn't a report of a hacking? Some major corporation being infiltrated or their social media accounts hijacked? The news stories we typically see [...]

How LEAs can Try to Take a Bite Out of CyberCrime: An Interview with PERF’s Maggie Brunner

Christina McCale

While cybercrime has often been thought of as a "federal matter," more and more local law enforcement agencies are starting to address and investigate crimes such as card-skimming, email compromises, [...]

Free CyberCrime Resources for the Justice Professional: An Interview with Ben Spear

Christina McCale

Law enforcement has always had to adapt to keep up with all the ways criminals break the law. As the story goes, when cars became readily available at the turn [...]

Infographic: CyberThreat Landscape

Cybersecurity is quickly becoming a top concern for every sector in our country including law enforcement and first responder communities. Check out this Infographic that highlights the cybercrime, current malware [...]

Expanding the Understanding of the CyberThreat Environment: An Interview with Ben Spear

Christina McCale

The numbers are just staggering. Cybersecurity is quickly becoming a top concern for every sector in our country. The cost of cybercrime worldwide will reach $6T by 2021, a massive increase [...]

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