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NEW Cyber Threat Introduction to

African Insurgencies The Rise of Information Cybercrime
Geopolitics in U.S. Computer Crimes,
From the Colonial Era National Security
to the 21st Century Laws, and Policing
CHRIS BRONK in the 21st Century
RICHARD A. LOBBAN, JR. AND
CHRISTOPHER H. DALTON JOSHUA B. HILL
AND NANCY E. MARION

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this text examines the causes, tactics, Explaining cybercrime in a highly
outcomes, and key individuals of African This book presents a holistic view of networked world, this book provides a
insurgent events and assesses a range the geopolitics of cyberspace that comprehensive yet accessible summary
of foreseeable outcomes in Africa’s have arisen over the past decade, of the history, modern developments,
multiple regions of continuing political utilizing recent events to explain the and efforts to combat cybercrime
instability. international security dimension of in various forms at all levels of
cyber threat and vulnerability, and to government—international, national,
FEATURES document the challenges of controlling state, and local.
• Supplies a highly useful comparative information resources and protecting
analysis of insurgencies across Africa computer systems. FEATURES
since the Colonial period to recent • Provides accessible, comprehensive
decades, addressing their root causes, FEATURES coverage of a complex topic that
actors, outcomes, and ultimately • Documents how contemporary encompasses identity theft to
prevention society is dependent upon cyberspace copyright infringement written for
for its function, and that the non-technical readers
understanding of how it works and
RICHARD A. LOBBAN JR., PhD, is how it can be broken is knowledge
adjunct professor of African studies at held by a precious few JOSHUA B. HILL, PhD, is assistant
the Naval War College and professor professor of criminal justice and
emeritus of anthropology at Rhode security studies at the University of
Island College. He has authored Southern Mississippi.
numerous works on African conflict. CHRIS BRONK, PhD, is assistant
professor of computer and information NANCY E. MARION, PhD, is professor
LT. COL. CHRISTOPHER H. DALTON systems and associate director of of political science at the University of
is an active-duty Marine logistician who the Center for Information Security Akron, in Akron, OH.
coauthored a volume on Libya with Research and Education at the
Richard A. Lobban. University of Houston’s College of
Technology.

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