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1. The Global Cybercrime Industry and Its Structure: Relevant Actors, Motivations, Threats, and Countermeasures

verfasst von : Dr. Nir Kshetri

Erschienen in: The Global Cybercrime Industry

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

The meteoric rise in cybercrime has been an issue of pressing concern to our society. Cybercrime is global and organized. This chapter deals with definitional issues; analyses economic, social, and political impacts; and discusses methodological, conceptual, logical, and statistical problems in estimating the size of the cybercrime industry. The chapter also sheds light into different types of cybercrimes and relevant actors associated with the cybercrime industry.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Global Cybercrime Industry and Its Structure: Relevant Actors, Motivations, Threats, and Countermeasures
verfasst von
Dr. Nir Kshetri
Copyright-Jahr
2010
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Buch
The Global Cybercrime Industry

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

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

Copyright-Jahr: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11522-6_1