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The Global Cybercrime Industry and Its Structure: Relevant Actors, Motivations, Threats, and Countermeasures Read chapter Read first chapter

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9. Institutional and Economic Foundations of Cybercrime Business Models

Author : Dr. Nir Kshetri

Published in: The Global Cybercrime Industry

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Cybercrime business models are rapidly evolving. It is argued that cyber-criminals closely imitate business models of legitimate corporations. Cybercrime firms and legitimate businesses, however, differ in terms of the important sources of core competence. Legitimate businesses’ core processes are centered around creating the most value for customers. Most cyber-criminals’ core processes, however, involve extorting and defrauding prospective victims and minimizing the odds of getting caught. Cyber-criminals and legitimate businesses also differ in terms of the legitimacy related to regulative institutions and inter-organizational arrangements. This chapter disentangles the mechanisms behind the cybercrime business models and examines the contexts and processes associated with such models.

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Metadata
Title
Institutional and Economic Foundations of Cybercrime Business Models
Author
Dr. Nir Kshetri
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
The Global Cybercrime Industry

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-11521-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-11522-6

Copyright Year: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11522-6_9