V. Crosset et B. Dupont (2018), Internet et propagande jihadiste: la régulation polycentrique du cyberespace, Critique Internationale, (78), 107-125. Abstract: In recent years, governments and civil society groups have blamed the Internet for spreading jihadist content. States, technology companies and civil society groups have established monitoring practices and solutions to address these concerns, which have assumed an international […] Read more

This content is not available in the selected language. Mass surveillance and manipulation by powerful AI algorithms represent a much more imminent and tangible threat to our democratic values than killer robots. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2017/12/15/how-artificial-intelligence-will-be-used-for-social-control.html   Read more

B. Dupont, (2016), La gouvernance polycentrique du cybercrime: Les réseaux fragmentés de la coopération internationale, Cultures et Conflits, (102), 95-120. Abstract: One of the main features of digital crime is its transnational character, which seems to pose a major challenge to the harmonization and coordination of police resources, which are by definition local. However, an empirical analysis of the […] Read more

This content is not available in the selected language. Avec plus de 230 000 attaques par jour contre des états, des entreprises ou des individus, serons-nous un jour capable d’assurer notre cybersécurité? Quelles sont les contraintes techniques, légales, diplomatiques, économiques et politiques à surmonter? À quels différents types d’attaques et d’attaquants faisons-nous face? Revient-il aux militaires, […] Read more

B. Dupont, (2016), Les liens faibles du crime en ligne: écologie de la méfiance au sein de deux communautés de hackers malveillants, Réseaux, (197-198), 109-136. Abstract: The trust dilemma that online offenders face is often underestimated in studies on the transformations of criminality that the digital revolution triggered. However, in a context where various forms of technical and […] Read more

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

This content is not available in the selected language. Appel à propositions d’articles pour la revue Sociologie et sociétés Dossier thématique : « Retours critiques sur les sociologies numériques » Coord. Nicolas Baya-Laffite (Université de Lausanne, STS-Lab) : nicolas.bayalaffite@unil.ch et Bilel Benbouzid (Université Paris-Est Marne la Vallée, LISIS) : bilel.benbouzid@u-pem.fr Mike Savage et Roger Burrows annoncent en 2007 dans la […] Read more

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

This content is not available in the selected language. Organisation  : Ce colloque est organisé dans le cadre du programme « Usages des nouvelles technologies dans les domaines de la sécurité et de la justice pénale » du GERN. Il bénéficie du soutien financier de la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH). Le colloque est co-organisé […] Read more

B. Dupont, A.-M. Côté, C. Savine and D. Décary-Hétu (2016), "The ecology of trust among hackers", Global Crime, DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2016.1157480. Abstract: Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates. However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article examines how a community of hackers uses an automated reputation system to […] Read more