Challenges and Opportunities in State and Local Cybercrime Enforcement

Through a detailed analysis of the ways state and local government can improve their cybercrime enforcement to account for gaps in the federal system, Maggie Brunner outlines a future strategy where local governments are at the forefront of bringing cyber perpetrators to justice. Brunner provides a clear, well-lit path for state and local governments to… Continue reading Challenges and Opportunities in State and Local Cybercrime Enforcement

Full Count?: Crime Rate Swings, Cybercrime Misses and Why We Don’t Really Know the Score

The exponential growth of cybercrimes continues to wreak havoc on governments, businesses, and individuals, and there has been progress in combating these crimes, even leading to near ubiquitous recognition of the cybercrime problem. Eileen Decker focuses the reader on the lack of understanding of these disastrous crimes as derivative of a lack of collection and… Continue reading Full Count?: Crime Rate Swings, Cybercrime Misses and Why We Don’t Really Know the Score

Advancing Accurate & Objective Cybercrime Metrics

Cybercrime has increased dramatically in this century. Although there is broad academic consensus that a dearth of official data on crimes committed in cyberspace hampers cybercrime enforcement efforts, even the most affluent nations have not yet managed to systematically catalogue cybercrime statistics. Through a detailed analysis of efforts to keep track of this ever-evolving area… Continue reading Advancing Accurate & Objective Cybercrime Metrics