cybercrime
New publication: “Bots, cops, and corporations: on the limits of enforcement and the promise of polycentric regulation as a way to control large-scale cybercrime”
This content is not available in the selected language. B. Dupont, (2016), Bots, cops and corporations: on the limits of enforcement and the promise of polycentric regulation as a way to control large-scale cybercrime, Crime, Law and Social Change, doi:10.1007/s10611-016-9649-z. Abstract: Botnets currently pose the most serious threat to the digital ecosystem, providing an infrastructure that enables bank […] Read more
Bots, cops, and corporations: on the limits of enforcement and the promise of polycentric regulation as a way to control large-scale cybercrime
This content is not available in the selected language. Botnets currently pose the most serious threat to the digital ecosystem, providing an infrastructure that enables bank fraud, distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS), and click fraud. During the past few years, three main approaches have been used to fight botnets. First, police organizations have periodically […] Read more
Statistiques et menaces numériques: Comment les organisations de sécurité quantifient la cybercriminalité
Cyber-criminality, seen as the major form of criminality of the 21st century, is a complex phenomenon. The ecosystem of cyber-security has to counter a wide range of digital threats, the causes and impacts of which are rarely very clear. There are countless data and statistics on the issue, which further exacerbates the confusion. This article compares […] Read more
New publication: "Statistiques et menaces numériques: comment les organisations de sécurité quantifient la cybercriminalité"
A.-M. Côté, M. Bérubé and B. Dupont (2016), "Statistiques et menaces numériques: comment les organisations de sécurité quantifient la cybercriminalité", Réseaux, no. 197-198, pp. 109-136. Abstract: Cyber-criminality, seen as the major form of criminality of the 21st century, is a complex phenomenon. The ecosystem of cyber-security has to counter a wide range of digital threats, the causes and impacts of […] Read more
Des effets perturbateurs de la technologie sur la criminologie
This content is not available in the selected language. Résumé: Les effets perturbateurs de la technologie, loin d’être cantonnés aux acteurs industriels et gouvernementaux, dont le quotidien se trouve bouleversé par une succession frénétique d’innovations, s’appliquent évidemment au monde de la recherche scientifique, en voie d’être profondément reconfiguré par la capacité différentielle des champs disciplinaires […] Read more