The Simple Economics of Cybercrimes

The characteristics of cybercriminals, cybercrime victims, and law enforcement agencies have a reinforcing effect on each other, leading to a vicious circle of cybercrime. The author builds on key elements of this circle to assess a hacker's cost-benefit calculus, and suggests possible mechanis...

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Main Author: Kshetri, Nir B. (Author)
Corporate Author: NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. VerfasserIn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: IEEE security & privacy
Year: 2006
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Summary:The characteristics of cybercriminals, cybercrime victims, and law enforcement agencies have a reinforcing effect on each other, leading to a vicious circle of cybercrime. The author builds on key elements of this circle to assess a hacker's cost-benefit calculus, and suggests possible mechanisms for combating cybercrim
ISSN:1558-4046
DOI:10.1109/msp.2006.27