Website Defacement and Routine Activities: Considering the Importance of Hackers’ Valuations of Potential Targets

Although a relatively simple form of hacking, website defacement can have severe consequences both for the websites that are attacked and the reputation of their owners. However, criminological research has yet to fully explore the causes and correlates of website defacement. We consider whether var...

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Autor principal: Burruss, George W. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Sahani, Shradha ; Maimon, David 1978- ; Howell, C. Jordan
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En:Año: 2019
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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