Prof Simon Andrews invited to talk about Detecting Organised Crime on Social Media

Organised Crime on Social Media diagram

Professor Simon Andrews, the Technical Lead for CENTRIC (Centre of Excellence for Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research) was invited to speak at University of Sheffield Information School (iSchool) where he gave a talk entitled: Organised Crime and Social Media: detecting and corroborating weak signals of Human Trafficking online. The talk described an approach for detecting the presence or emergence of Organised Crime […]

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Open Source Intelligence Investigation: From Strategy to Implementation – Professor Babak Akhgar (Eds)

Front cover of book - Open Source Intelligence Investigation: From Strategy to Implementation - Babak Akhgar et al (Eds)

Title: Open Source Intelligence Investigation: From Strategy to Implementation Editors: Babak Akhgar, P. Saskia Bayerl, Fraser Sampson Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication date: 09 Jan 2017 Number of pages: 304 ISBN-13: 978-3319476704 Series Title: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications This book brings together academic and law enforcement perspectives of open source intelligence considering the theoretical, practical and legal […]

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Combatting Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism: Challenges, Trends and Priorities – Professor Babak Akhgar and Ben Brewster (Eds)

Front cover of book - Combatting Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism - Babak Akhgar and Ben Brewster (Eds)

Title: Combatting Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism: Challenges, Trends and Priorities Editors: Babak Akhgar and Ben Brewster Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication date:  27 May 2016 Number of pages: 323 ISBN: 978-3-319-38929-5 (Print) 978-3-319-38930-1 (Online) Series Title: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications   In response to the growing role cyberspace has across society, both in its ability facilitate new opportunities […]

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Application of Big Data for National Security – Professor Babak Akhgar (Eds)

Front cover of book - Big Data for National Security - Babak Akhgar (Eds)

Title: Application of Big Data for National Security: A practioner’s guide to Emerging Technologies Editors: Babak Akhgar, Andrew Staniforth, Francesca Bosco Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Publication date: 17 Feb 2015 Number of pages: 316 ISBN-13: 978-0128019672 Application of Big Data for National Security provides users with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, and technologies for Big Data analytics in the fight against terrorism and crime, including a wide […]

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Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigator’s Handbook – Professor Babak Akhgar (eds)

Front cover of book - Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigator's Handbook - Babak Akhgar et al (Eds)

Title: Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigator’s Handbook Editors: Babak Akhgar, Andrew Staniforth, Francesca Bosco Publisher: Syngress Publication date: 16 Jul 2014 Number of pages: 306 ISBN-13: 978-0128007433 Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism Investigator’s Handbook is a vital tool in the arsenal of today’s computer programmers, students, and investigators. As computer networks become ubiquitous throughout the world, cyber crime, cyber terrorism, and […]

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