The Dynamics of Business, Cybersecurity and Cyber-Victimization: Foregrounding the Internal Guardian in Prevention

Private organizations suffer great losses due to cybersecurity incidents, and they invest increasing resources to prevent attacks, but little is known about the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures for prevention. Based on the framework of Routine Activity Theory, this paper analyzes the impact o...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:  
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Buil-Gil, David (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lord, Nicholas ; Barrett, Emma
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Victims & offenders
Año: 2021, Volumen: 16, Número: 3, Páginas: 286-315
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (Resolving-System)
Volltext (Verlag)
Journals Online & Print:
Gargar...
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
Cybercrime
Cyber fraud
Cybersecurity
Data breaches
Self-protection
Victimization Survey
Descripción
Sumario:Private organizations suffer great losses due to cybersecurity incidents, and they invest increasing resources to prevent attacks, but little is known about the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures for prevention. Based on the framework of Routine Activity Theory, this paper analyzes the impact of companies’ online activities and cybersecurity measures on victimization. Our analysis of the UK Cybersecurity Breaches Survey shows that the most promising ways to minimize cyber-attacks and their impacts is to invest in in-house cybersecurity human resources and enhance the employees’ online self-protection by providing cybersecurity training, rather than just basic software protection and guidance about strong passwords.
ISSN:1556-4991
DOI:10.1080/15564886.2020.1814468