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Cybercriminal networks : origin, growth and criminal capabilities /
This book is about cybercriminal networks that make use of digital means. The author analyzes the processes of origin and growthand criminal capabilities, and puts forward several explanations for the differences found between traditional criminal networks and cybercriminal networks. Some networks m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Utrecht :
Eleven International,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Research questions; 1.3 Data and methods; 1.4 Outline for dissertation; PART I: THEORY; 2. Cybercrime, social opportunitystructures and routine activitytheory; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cybercrime and social opportunity structures; 2.3 Cybercrime and routine activity theory; 2.4 Theoretical model of social opportunity structures and routine activities; PART II: CYBERCRIMINAL NETWORKS; Introduction; 3. Cybercrime and social ties; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Data and methods; 3.3 Phishing: the Amsterdam case.
- 3.4 Similarities and differences between the case reported by Soudijn and Zegers and the Amsterdam case3.5 Opportunities for situational crime prevention; 3.6 Conclusion and discussion; 4. Social ties versus digital ties within cybercriminal networks; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 (Cyber)criminal networks and social opportunity structures; 4.3 Data and methods; 4.4 Empirical results; 4.5 Discussion and conclusion; 5. A taxonomy of cybercriminal networks; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Social opportunity structures; 5.3 Data and methods; 5.4 Criminal opportunities; 5.5 Mapping the networks; 5.6 Taxonomy.
- 5.7 Conclusion and discussion6. Origin, growth and criminal capabilities of cybercriminal networks; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Prior empirical research in the Netherlands; 6.3 Data and methods; 6.4 Results; 6.5 Conclusion and discussion; 7. Money mules; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Prior empirical research on cybercriminal networks and money mules; 7.3 Data and methods; 7.4 Results; 7.5 Conclusion and discussion; PART III: SUITABLE TARGETS; Introduction; 8. Suitable targets for phishing; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Suitable targets: expectations based on routine activity theory; 8.3 Data and methods.
- 8.4 Suitable targets: risk factors8.5 Discussion: opportunities for crime prevention; 9. Suitable targets for phishing and malware compared; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Suitable targets: expectations based on routine activity theory; 9.3 Data and methods; 9.4 Suitable targets: risk factors compared; 9.5 Conclusion and discussion; 10. An in-depth analysis of suitable targets; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Theoretical background; 10.3 Methods; 10.4 Results; 10.5 Conclusion and discussion; PART IV: CONCLUSION ANDDISCUSSION; 11. Conclusion and discussion; 11.1 Introduction.
- 11.2 What are the processes of origin and growth of the cybercriminal networks?11.3 What is the structure of cybercriminal networks?; 11.4 What is the modus operandi of cybercriminal networks?; 11.5 Who are suitable targets for cybercriminal networks?; 11.6 Theoretical implications; 11.7 Practical implications: possibilities for situational crime prevention; 11.8 Research limitations and future research directions; SUMMARY; Samenvatting; References; Appendix 1: Definitions; Appendix 2: Analytical framework cybercriminal networks; Appendix 3: Informed consent study into cybercriminal networks.