Cyber Self-Defense: Expert Advice to Avoid Online Predators, Identity Theft, and Cyberbullying

by Alexis Moore, Laurie Edwards

Overview

According to the U.S .Department of Justice, more than six million people are stalked each year in the United States alone. Don’t become one of them! International cybercrime expert Alexis Moore can help protect you from the spurned lovers, angry neighbors, and jealous coworkers who use the Internet as the perfect way to exact revenge and wreak havoc on your life. In her essential book, she introduces the ten most common personality profiles of cyberstalkers—such as Attention-Getting, Jealous, Manipulative, Controlling, and Narcissistic—and their threatening online behaviors. Each chapter includes a quiz to help you identify the signs of that personality type in order to determine if you are in a potentially vulnerable relationship. Case studies illustrate how that particular cybercriminal operates, and Moore offers tips to prevent and/or recover from each type of cybercrime. She also provides strategies to help victims protect themselves, reestablish their reputations and credentials, recover from financial losses, and rebuild their lives. The techniques range from recovering data, monitoring online profiles and social media information, and regaining self-esteem to changing identities and even going underground.   

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493005697
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/07/2014
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	636,622
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Well known for her expertise on cybercrime, Alexis Moore is a prevalent figure and frequent speaker on the subjects of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and identity theft on radio and television programs such as CNN, Fox, Headline News, and Good Morning America. Her work has been the focus of over 1,000 magazine and news articles in New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Glamour, Women’s Day, USA Today, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and many more journals. The founder and president of Survivors In Action, designer of the Moore Secure line of security software, and collaborator with state and federal legislators worldwide for Internet legislation, Moore is considered a lead pundit on cybercrime.


Laurie J. Edwards has been a freelance author and editor for more than twenty years. In addition to more than 2100 magazine and educational articles in print, some of her recent publications include the 5-volume UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Pirates through the Ages, Rihanna, and stories in the anthologies Summer Lovin' and A Community of Writers. She is also writing a four-book young adult series set in the Wild West. Edwards speaks regularly at civic events, libraries, and conferences across the country. Visit her blog at ljel.wordpress.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

Part I Cyberattacker Profiles

Chapter 1 Attention-Gearing: Hey, look at me! 3

Chapter 2 Jealous: I want what you have 20

Chapter 3 Starstruck: I know you love me 30

Chapter 4 Entitled: I deserve it all 45

Chapter 5 Manipulative: Do what I say or else 56

Chapter 6 Controlling: I'm king of the world 71

Chapter 7 Narcissistic: It's all about me 86

Chapter 8 Competitive: I never lose. Never! 100

Chapter 9 Vengeful: Feel my pain 112

Chapter 10 Exploitative: Sooner or later, I'll get you 128

Part II Savvy Survivor

Chapter 11 Don't Be a Victim 149

Chapter 12 Thwarting a Cyberabuser 167

Chapter 13 Staying Safe in Dangerous Situations 184

Chapter 14 Dealing with Depression and Suicide 192

Chapter 15 Recovery: Reclaiming Your Life 202

Appendix A Checklists for Action 21

Appendix B Documents and Logs 218

Appendix C Emotional Recovery Resources 239

Appendix D Resource List 242

Index 254

About the Authors 260