Title: Cybercrime and Human Behavior
Through Criminological Theories and Social Networking Sites
Authors: Anne-Marie Mohammed, Vladlena
Benson, George Saridakis
Date: Feb 1, 2020
Abstract:
This article seeks to gain a better
understanding of how to address some of the challenges in the digital world. In
order to do this, the authors presented some of the emerging issues in the
psychology of human behavior and the ever changing nature of cyber threats in
the digital world. They reviewed both the theories of crime (i.e., self-control
and rational choice theories) and the empirical studies that have examined user
behavior on social networking sites leading to victimization. Importantly, they
mentioned the role of social engineering as the entry point of many of these
sophisticated attacks. They went on to examine the relevance of the human
element as the starting point of implementing cyber security programs in
organizations as well as securing individual online behavior. Furthermore,
issues that are associated with the emerging trends in human behavior research
as well as ethics were also discussed. They acknowledge that much more academic
attention is needed in this area to avoid the exponential growth of future
information breaches.
ISBN: 9781522597162
Keywords: Cybercrime