Art Bowker

Art Bowker (@Computerpo) is a cybercrime expert with over 30 years experience in law enforcement and corrections. In 2013 he received top awards from both the American Probation and Parole Association (Sam Houston State University Award) and the Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association (Richard F. Doyle Award National Line Officer and the Thomas E. Gahl Line Officer of the Year Award (Great Lakes Region)). These awards centered on his promoting awareness and knowledge of cybercrime and tools to control such crimes in the field of community corrections (pretrial, probation, and parole). In August of 2016 Bowker was the recipient of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) Lifetime Achievement Award. HTCIA is the world’s largest non-profit professional organization devoted to the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of crimes involving advanced technologies. Bowker is a lifetime HTCIA member, having served as its International President in 2008. Todd Shipley's and mine newest book, "Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home Network" was just published in October of 2024 by Mercury Learning and Information, A Division of De Gruyter Brill.