Cybercrime and Deterrence: The Theory behind Stop it!, or else ...

About the Guest:

https://aysps.gsu.edu/profile/david-maimon-2/

The Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group

https://ebcs.gsu.edu/

Papers mentioned in this episode:

MAIMON, D., ALPER, M., SOBESTO, B. and CUKIER, M. (2014), RESTRICTIVE DETERRENT EFFECTS OF A WARNING BANNER IN AN ATTACKED COMPUTER SYSTEM. Criminology, 52: 33-59. doi:10.1111/1745-9125.12028

Testa, A., Maimon, D., Sobesto, B. and Cukier, M. (2017), Illegal Roaming and File Manipulation on Target Computers. Criminology & Public Policy, 16: 689-726. doi:10.1111/1745-9133.12312

David Maimon, Theodore Wilson, Wuling Ren, Tamar Berenblum, On the Relevance of Spatial and Temporal Dimensions in Assessing Computer Susceptibility to System Trespassing Incidents, The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 55, Issue 3, May 2015, Pages 615–634, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azu104

Other:

Not mentioned at all but this series of white papers compiling evidence for particular defensive tools or strategies is very handy.  

• Existing Evidence for the Effectiveness of Antivirus in Preventing Cyber Crime Incidents, David Maimon
• Existing Evidence for the Effectiveness of Firewalls in Preventing Cyber Crime Incidents, David Maimon
• Existing Evidence for the Effectiveness of Honeypots in Preventing Cyber Crime Incidents, David Maimon
• Existing Evidence for the Effectiveness of IDS/IPS in Preventing Cyber Crime Incidents, David Maimon
• Existing Evidence for the Effectiveness of Passwords in Preventing Cyber Crime Incidents, David Maimon
• Existing Evidence for the Effectiveness of Prompt Vulnerability Patching in Preventing Cyber Crime Incidents, David Maimon

https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/ebcs_tools/