Jayne A. Hitchcock is an author and internationally recognized cyber crime expert. She volunteers with the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, the National Center for Victims of Crime, and numerous law enforcement agencies worldwide. Jayne is a valued resource to these agencies in the solving of Internet related crimes. Additionally, she has worked tirelessly with our legislators in the drafting and passing of many of this country's Internet laws.

As president of two all-volunteer organizations, WHOA (Working to Halt Online Abuse) at haltabuse.org and WHOA-KTD (Kids/Teens Division) at haltabusektd.org, Jayne continues a mission to educate adults and children in safety online.

Jayne's speaking schedule on cyber crime and cyber safety has included many high schools and colleges. She also lectures at libraries, for staff and the public, and presents many law enforcement training seminars for local, county, state, military and federal agencies. She has traveled throughout the United States and Canada and as far as Sookmyong University in Seoul, Korea, for speaking engagements and workshops. She has been featured on America’s Most Wanted, 48 Hours., Primetime, Good Morning America, The Montel Williams Show, and numerous local, national and international newscasts, and was selected by Lifetime TV as their "Champion For Change.”
 
Jayne has worked for the University of Maryland University College since 1996. She writes regularly for several magazines including "Laptop", "Naval History", and "Link-UP". Jayne's eighth book is Net Crimes & Misdemeanors 2nd edition (May 2006). Video Professor purchased the rights to this book to become a 3-CD lesson due out soon. Jayne is also on the editorial board of the International Journal of Cyber Crimes and Criminal Justice (IJCCCJ) at cybercrimejournal.co.nr and in the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals (http://cambridgewhoswho.com). She is a member of several organizations, including Operations Security Professionals Society, Sisters In Crime, and the 3rd Marine Division Association (Life Member).
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Three Quick Tips For Students:
1) Always check your options and preferences on your IM program, profiles (such as Myspace and Facebook) and other accounts (such as Yahoo!). The default is that they want anyone online anywhere in the world to contact you. Unless you make changes to your preferences, you are open to potential harm from predators, stalkers and scam artists.

2) Keep your username/email address generic and gender-neutral and put as little info in your online profile as possible. Think of it this way: If you wouldn't let your grandmother view it, don't post it.

3) If something does happen to you online, don't ignore it and hope it goes away. Report it to the proper folks - the ISP, web site host, even campus police. Then, if the situation escalates, you have proof you tried to do something about it.

"Jayne was phenomenal.  I have not been this impressed by a speaker in a very long time.  She blew people away...every school needs to bring her in."
-- SUNY -- Delhi

"Your presentation was very well received. The attendees from Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland have overwhelmingly indicated the usefulness of your information."
-- Connie J. Kirkland, SASC, George Mason University

“It is with great pleasure that I recommend Jayne Hitchcock as a speaker for online security issues in schools. By using information about students in the audience that she had looked up online, and showing how easily someone can find more information, she made an immediate and lasting impression on the students. My son attended the high school at the time Jayne spoke – he and his friends were talking about the presentation days later. It was exactly what we were hoping for.”
-- Mike Marvin, Assistant Professor, Jamestown Community College, Olean, NY

"Your presentation helped the students learn safe ways to navigate the Internet and how to protect themselves from hackers. The information provided was informative."
-- Malinda Cowles, Associate Director, Indiana University of Pennsylvania