Alexis Moore

Alexis A. Moore
Nationality American
Occupation Non-profit founder, writer, speaker
Known for Anti-cyberstalking advocacy
Website alexismoore.com

Alexis A. Moore is an American author, speaker, and cyberstalking expert based in California.[1] She is founder and president of the non-profit victim advocacy group Survivors In Action,[2] and also founded the Crime Victim Organization and Advocate Network.[3] She was awarded the 2012 Women’s of Peace Award.[4]

In 2010 Moore authored A Parents Guide to Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying,[2] and she has been interviewed or published in media outlets such as Law Enforcement Technology,[5] Focus on the Family,[2] Popular Mechanics,[6] Woman’s Day,[3] The Stream,[7] CBC News,[8] and Good Morning America.[3] Her story was featured on the television show Stalked: Someone's Watching.[9] She has a new book, Cyber Self Defense, due out in October 2014 from Globe Pequot.[10]

Career

Early years

Alexis Moore spent her early career as an online investigator in the United States.[11] In 2004 an ex-boyfriend hacked into her online accounts, shut off her utilities and cellphone,[6] and emptied her bank account,[1] starting a cyberstalking trend that lasted for three years. Moore consequently shifted her career focus to cybercrime.[11]

Activism

Moore is founder and president of the non-profit organization Survivors In Action,[3] a national advocacy group that "provides individual assistance to victims of domestic abuse, particularly those who have experienced cyberstalking."[11] She also founded the Crime Victim Organization and Advocate Network, and is director of victim outreach for the Tri-County Crisis Center.[3] Through the organizations, Moore has been active in pushing for anti-cyberstalking legislation.[8][12] She and six other American women were awarded the 2012 Women’s of Peace Award from the Women’s Peacepower Foundation.[4]

Writing, speaking

In late 2010 Moore authored A Parents Guide to Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying,[2][8] with all book proceeds donated to victim resources.[13] She also wrote an About.com series of articles[14] from which her definition of cyberstalking was used in anti-cyberstalking legislation by the Republic of the Philippines Congress[15] in 2010.[3] As of 2014 she is a speaker and consultant on cybercrime,[11] and has provided expert testimony at Senate and Assembly Public Safety Hearings.[11]

She has been published, quoted, or interviewed on cyber-crime related topics in publications including Law Enforcement Technology,[5] the New York Times,[3] the El Dorado Hills Telegraph,[16] the Canadian edition of Focus on the Family,[2] Popular Mechanics,[6] and Woman’s Day.[3] In 2011 her story was featured on the Investigation Discovery show Stalked: Someone's Watching, in the episode "Six Degrees of Separation."[9] She has also been interviewed by the Al Jazeera America show The Stream,[7] CBC News,[8] CNN, FOX, Headline News and Good Morning America.[3]

Due out in October 2014, Moore also has a book published by Lyons Press called Cyber Self-Defense: Expert Advice to Avoid Online Predators, Identity Theft, and Cyberbullying. Co-written by Moore and Laurie J. Edwards, the book explains how to identify potential threats and gives advice on recovering from a cybercrime attack.[10]

Publishing history

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Tom (February 28, 2010). "Criminals use technology to track victims" (PDF). Times Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Duvauchelle, Josh (August 2011). "Top eight expert tips on Internet safety" (PDF). Focus on the Family (Canada Edition). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Alexis Moore Bio". SheSource. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  4. 1 2 "Alexis Moore: 2012 recipient of Women's Peacepower Foundation Award". AlexisMoore.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  5. 1 2 Miller, Christa (April 30, 2009). "High-Tech Stalking" (PDF). Law Enforcement Technology (Officer.com). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  6. 1 2 3 Seth Porges, Glenn Derene (February 22, 2011). "Concerned About Your Digital Privacy? You Should Be" (PDF). Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. 1 2 "Video - Alexis Moore: Cyberstalking expert". The Stream (Al Jazeera America TV). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Manasan, Althea (October 12, 2012). "What parents can do to stop cyberbullying: Interview". Canada West News Service (CBC News). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  9. 1 2 Lowen, Linda (December 19, 2011). "Victimized By Stalking, Survivor Alexis Moore Triumphs". About.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  10. 1 2 Moore, Alexis (October 7, 2014). Cyber Self-Defense: Expert Advice to Avoid Online Predators, Identity Theft, and Cyberbullying. Globe Pequot/Lyons Press. ISBN 978-1493005697.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Lowen, Linda. "Alexis A. Moore Biography". About.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  12. ↑ Handley, Meg (May 13, 2009). "Caught in the Web; new legislation targets cyberstalkers" (PDF). Medill Reports (Northwestern University, Chicago). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Survivors in Action founder Alexis A. Moore latest book". CultureOfAbuse.com. June 28, 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  14. ↑ Moore, Alexis A. "What is cyberstalking?". About.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Cyberstalking Bill: Introduced by Senator Villar" (PDF). Fifteenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  16. ↑ Usher, Penne (Dec 21, 2010). "Cyberstalking victim turns into advocate". El Dorado Hills Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-01-12.

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