Structure of Cybercrime in Developing Economies

Kshetri, Nir

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11522-6_8

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“…Organizations' and consumers' low levels of spending on IT security, in combination with low degree of cybersecurity consciousness, suggest some of the sources of the hollowness of the GS cyberspace (Kshetri 2010b(Kshetri , d, 2013. Cybersecurity orientations of businesses, consumers and the government agencies are determined by a set of factors different from those that are important for the digitalization of economic activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is argued that organizations that adopt Internet technologies without considering the costs and efforts needed to maintain those systems generate a negative externality (Kshetri 2010b(Kshetri , d, 2013. Note that the presence of negative externalities means that the failure of firms to secure their systems have high social costs.…”

Section: Hollowness In the Global South's Digitization Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Likewise, Malaysia's HeiTech Padu Berhad's director noted that out of the country's 40,000 lawyers, only four were able to handle cybercrimes (Ismail 2008). In the same vein, in the ITU Regional Cyber-security Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa held in Zambia in 2008, an expert from the Democratic Republic of Congo stated that factors such as the lack of legal experts in ICT and poor understanding of ICTs and its added value in the national economy was hindering the adoption of CS-related legislation in the country (ITU 2008;Kshetri 2010b). Without sufficient measures to secure their computers, GS-based organizations will not be in a position to realize the full benefits of the ICTs.…”

Section: Institutional Bottlenecks and Technology-related Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unsurprisingly some GS countries are top cyber-crime sources. According to Kaspersky Labs, in 2009 seven of the top 10 countries for creating trojans designed to steal passwords were GS countries, which accounted for 92% of such trojans globally (Kshetri 2010b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, Chinese gangs, Colombian cartels and Russian and Malaysian organized crime groups have reportedly employed hackers, diverted their efforts from traditional activities to cybercrime and expanded their businesses globally (Kshetri 2010b).…”

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2016

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While scholars and policymakers have realized the importance of information and communication technologies in economic development, relatively less attention has been given to the role of cybersecurity. This research sheds light on issues associated with the "dark side" of digitization in the Global South. We examine the hollowness in the Global South's digitization initiatives that is associated with a poor cybersecurity. The article also advances our understanding of how institutional and structural characteristics of the Global South influence cybersecurity.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hollowness In the Global South's Digitization Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutional Bottlenecks and Technology-related Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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