The Human Factor of Cybercrime

Cybercrimes are often viewed as technical offences that require technical solutions, such as antivirus programs or automated intrusion detection tools. However, these crimes are committed by individuals or networks of people which prey upon human victims and are detected and prosecuted by criminal j...

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Main Authors:	Leukfeldt, Rutger, Holt, Thomas J
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	United Kingdom Routledge 2019 Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group
Edition:	1
Series:	Routledge Studies in Crime and Society
Subjects:	Big Data Computer crimes-Social aspects Computer Fraud, Hacking & Viruses Computer programming, programs, data Crime and Society Crime Prevention criminal justice response criminological theory Criminology - Law Criminology and Criminal Justice Cyber Crime Cyber Security Cybercrime cybercrime victimization Cybercriminal networks cybercriminals Cyberculture Cyberspace Dark Web Digital markets Digital Society Hacking Human Computer Interaction information security Legal, Ethical & Social Aspects of IT Malware Policing Social Aspects of Computing & IT Social Impact of Computing & IT on Society Sociology of Media Sociology of Science & Technology Technoculture Theoretical Criminology Victims Cyber Dependent Crime Child Sexual Exploitation Material Anti-virus Software Malware Victimization Cyberstalking Victimization Vice Versa Digital Piracy Online Sexual Harassment Antivirus Software Carding Forums SARA Method Money Mules Situational Crime Prevention Young Men Fraud Victims Big Data Solutions Fraud Detection Systems Low Self-control Cybercrime Victimization LGBTQ Youth Traditional Offending Criminal Entrepreneurs Offline Social Ties Malware Infection Routine Activities Theory
ISBN:	9780429864186, 0429864183, 1138624691, 9781138624696, 1032087196, 9781032087191
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Table of Contents:

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- PART I Background -- 1 It ain't what it is, it's the way that they do it? Why we still don't understand cybercrime -- 2 Contributions of criminological theory to the understanding of cybercrime offending and victimization -- 3 The open and dark web: facilitating cybercrime and technology-enabled offences -- PART II Victims -- 4 Predictors of cybercrime victimization: causal effects or biased associations? -- 5 Virtual danger: an overview of interpersonal cybercrimes -- 6 Sexual violence in digital society: understanding the human and technosocial factors -- PART III Offenders -- 7 Cybercrime subcultures: vontextualizing offenders and the nature of the offence -- 8 On social engineering -- 9 Contrasting cyber-dependent and traditional offenders: a comparison on criminological explanations and potential prevention methods -- 10 Financial cybercrimes and situational crime prevention -- 11 Modelling cybercrime development: the case of Vietnam -- 12 Humanizing the cybercriminal: markets, forums, and the carding subculture -- 13 The roles of 'old' and 'new' media tools and technologies in the facilitation of violent extremism and terrorism -- 14 Child sex abuse images and exploitation materials -- PART IV Policing -- 15 Policing cybercrime: responding to the growing problem and considering future solutions -- 16 Responding to individual fraud: perspectives of the fraud justice network -- 17 The ecology of cybercrime -- 18 Displacing big data: how criminals cheat the system -- Index