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The Global Cybercrime Industry

Economic, Institutional and Strategic Perspectives

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Authors:
  1. Nir Kshetri

    1. Bryan School of Business & Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Global Cybercrime Industry and Its Structure: Relevant Actors, Motivations, Threats, and Countermeasures

    • Nir Kshetri
    Pages 1-34

  3. Simple Economics of Cybercrime and the Vicious Circle

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    Pages 35-55

  4. An Institutional Perspective on Cybercrimes

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    Pages 57-74

  5. Increasing Returns and Externality in Cybercrimes

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    Pages 75-93

  6. Institutional Field Evolved Around Cybercrimes

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    Pages 95-117

  7. Information and Communications Technologies, Cyberattacks, and Strategic Asymmetry

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    Pages 119-137

  8. Global Heterogeneity in the Pattern of the Cybercrime Industry

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    Pages 139-164

  9. Structure of Cybercrime in Developing Economies

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    Pages 165-188

  10. Institutional and Economic Foundations of Cybercrime Business Models

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    Pages 189-205

  11. The Global Click Fraud Industry

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    Pages 207-225

  12. Concluding Remarks and Implications

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    Pages 227-251
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The Internet’s rapid diffusion and digitization of economic activities have led to the emergence of a new breed of criminals. Economic, political, and social impacts impacts of these cyber-criminals’ activities have received considerable attention in recent years. Individuals, businesses, and governments rightfully worry about the security of their systems, networks, and IT infrastructures. Looking at the patterns of cybercrimes, it is apparent that many underlying assumptions about crimes are ?awed, unrealistic, and implausible to explain this new form of criminality. The empirical records regarding crime patterns and stra- gies to avoid and ?ght crimes run counter to the functioning of the cyberworld. The ?elds of hacking and cybercrime have also undergone political, social, and psychological metamorphosis. The cybercrime industry is a comparatively young area of inquiry. While there has been an agreement that the global cybercrime industry is tremendously huge, little is known about its exact size and structure. Very few published studies have examined economic and institutional factors that in?uence strategies and behaviors of various actors associated with the cybercrime industry. Theorists are also debating as to the best way to comprehend the actions of cyber criminals and hackers and the symbiotic relationships they have with various players.

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  • Bryan School of Business & Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, USA

    Nir Kshetri

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