Reliability, Validity, Comparability and Practical Utility of Cybercrime-Related Data, Metrics, and Information

Kshetri, Nir

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“…Cyber attack-related studies and surveys are replete with methodological shortcomings, conceptual confusions, logical challenges, and statistical problems. The reliability and validity of indicators used to measure cyber attack-related constructs are of major concern [48]. The newness of the phenomenon further compounds the problem.…”

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Cyberwarfare in the Korean Peninsula: Asymmetries and Strategic Responses

Kshetri

2014

East Asia

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In this paper, we argue that the two Koreas' intentions and actions on the cyber front point toward the possibility that they have engaged in cyber warfare against each other. From South Korea's standpoint, a key concern has been North Korea's advanced cyber warfare capabilities and alleged involvement of its substantial workforce in the Internet's dark side activities. These issues need to be looked at the backdrop of the North's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. This paper draws principally upon theories and concepts from military strategy and warfare to examine the contexts, mechanisms, and processes associated with the cyber warfare in the Korean peninsula. We also compare the two Koreas in terms of various forms of asymmetries in cyber warfare and cyber attacks. Also highlighted in the paper are South Korea's recent initiatives and actions to enhance cyber-offense and cyber-defense capabilities.

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Cyberwarfare in the Korean Peninsula: Asymmetries and Strategic Responses

Kshetri

2014

East Asia

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“…It is important to recognize that, as is the case of any underground economy [17], estimating the size of a country's cybercrime industry and its ingredients such as reporting rate is a challenging task. Cybercrime-related studies and surveys are replete with methodological shortcomings, conceptual confusions, logical challenges and statistical problems [18].…”

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Cybercrime and cybersecurity in India: causes, consequences and implications for the future

Kshetri

2016

Crime Law Soc Change

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Cybercrime is rising rapidly in India. Developing economies such as India face unique cybercrime risks. This paper examines cybercrime and cybersecurity in India. The literature on which this paper draws is diverse, encompassing the work of economists, criminologists, institutionalists and international relations theorists. We develop a framework that delineates the relationships of formal and informal institutions, various causes of prosperity and poverty and international relations related aspects with cybercrime and cybersecurity and apply it to analyze the cybercrime and cybersecurity situations in India. The findings suggest that developmental, institutional and international relations issues are significant to cybercrime and cybersecurity in developing countries.

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“…For instance, in 2012, almost 290,000 Internet crimes were reported in the United States (Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2013a, May 5). Further, some sources have estimated the worldwide monetary costs of such crimes to be in the 100 to 200 billion USD range (Chang, Ku, Wu, & Chiu, 2012;Kshetri, 2013).…”

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Weapons of Influence Misused: A Social Influence Analysis of Why People Fall Prey to Internet Scams

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2014

Social & Personality Psych

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Internet crime, including fraud and spread of malicious software, is a pervasive and costly global issue. Many of these crimes occur not because of technology failure but because of the human element. People can easily be manipulated through social engineeringthe use of psychological tactics to influence individuals to assist in their own victimization. We employ a social influence framework, drawing upon ideas from Robert Cialdini, to understand the nature of social engineering techniques and why they are successful in exploiting unsuspecting individuals. Specifically, we discuss how social engineers misuse six pervasive weapons of influence -Liking, Authority, Scarcity, Social Proof, Reciprocity, and Commitment and Consistencyin order to effectively influence individuals to take the initial steps toward their exploitation. We conclude with a discussion of the precautions individuals can take to resist malicious influence attempts online.

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Reliability, Validity, Comparability and Practical Utility of Cybercrime-Related Data, Metrics, and Information

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Cyberwarfare in the Korean Peninsula: Asymmetries and Strategic Responses

Cyberwarfare in the Korean Peninsula: Asymmetries and Strategic Responses

Cybercrime and cybersecurity in India: causes, consequences and implications for the future

Weapons of Influence Misused: A Social Influence Analysis of Why People Fall Prey to Internet Scams

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