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Published inFeb 2023
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ISBN-139781803234984
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Nearchos Nearchou
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Nearchos Nearchou

Nearchos Nearchou is a determined person and 1st Class BSc (Hons) Computer Science and MSc Cyber Security graduate. He is a big tech-lover and spent several years exploring new innovations in the IT field. Driven by his passion for learning, he is pursuing a career in the Cyber Security world. Passionate about learning new skills and information that can be used for further personal and career development. As well as working individually, he enjoys working as part of a team, in order to deliver projects on time and to the highest possible standard.
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Offenders’ behaviors, tactics, and methods

Child pornography offenders like to lurk on Dark Web forums to share their interests, desires, fetishes, and experiences abusing children, in addition to sharing, trading, and selling images. Also, offenders enjoy watching other people who are blatantly exploiting children in the most brutal ways. Dark Web communities related to individuals with an attraction to Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM) give users access to the following:

  • Child sexual abuse content
  • A chance to connect with like-minded people
  • A feeling of acceptance and belonging
  • A place where sexual fetishes can be communicated, confirmed, and satisfied

There have been various reports on the features of Dark Web child sex offenders, and there have been online forums, communities, and platforms for people with a sexual attraction to children for a long time now. For instance, one piece of research compared studies on offenders who utilize...

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Published in: Feb 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803234984

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Nearchos Nearchou

Nearchos Nearchou is a determined person and 1st Class BSc (Hons) Computer Science and MSc Cyber Security graduate. He is a big tech-lover and spent several years exploring new innovations in the IT field. Driven by his passion for learning, he is pursuing a career in the Cyber Security world. Passionate about learning new skills and information that can be used for further personal and career development. As well as working individually, he enjoys working as part of a team, in order to deliver projects on time and to the highest possible standard.
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