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Michel Cukier - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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EDCC - Application of Routine Activity Theory to Cyber Intrusion Location and Time
2017 13th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC), 2017Co-Authors: Kevin Bock, Sydnee Shannon, Yazdan Movahedi, Michel CukierAbstract:Routine Activity Theory (RAT) is used by criminologists to explain the situational factors that influence crime in the physical world. RAT states that crime is most likely when a Motivated Offender, a vulnerable victim, and a lack of capable guardianship converge. We hypothesize that the time of cybercriminal actions will align with the principles of RAT. We analyzed data from over 20,000 intrusions on a large set of target computers over a period of four years. A statistically significant pattern is found in the time of intrusions in the local timezone of the victim hosts and native timezone of the attacker; intrusions geolocated to China demonstrate a stronger statistically significant pattern. The results suggest that RAT does apply to cyberspace, and further conclusions and policy implications are discussed.
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Application of Routine Activity Theory to Cyber Intrusion Location and Time
2017 13th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC), 2017Co-Authors: Kevin Bock, Sydnee Shannon, Yazdan Movahedi, Michel CukierAbstract:Routine Activity Theory (RAT) is used by criminologists to explain the situational factors that influence crime in the physical world. RAT states that crime is most likely when a Motivated Offender, a vulnerable victim, and a lack of capable guardianship converge. We hypothesize that the time of cybercriminal actions will align with the principles of RAT. We analyzed data from over 20,000 intrusions on a large set of target computers over a period of four years. A statistically significant pattern is found in the time of intrusions in the local timezone of the victim hosts and native timezone of the attacker; intrusions geolocated to China demonstrate a stronger statistically significant pattern. The results suggest that RAT does apply to cyberspace, and further conclusions and policy implications are discussed.
Marianne Junger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Teaching Information Security Students to "Think thief"
CTIT technical report series, 2020Co-Authors: Pieter H. Hartel, Marianne JungerAbstract:We report on an educational experiment where information security master students were encouraged to think out of the box. Instead of taking the usual point of view of the security engineer we challenged the students to take the point of view of the Motivated Offender. We report on the exciting ideas our students came up with, and on the lessons we learned in designing the course.
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Teaching Engineering students to "Think thief"
CTIT technical report series, 2012Co-Authors: Pieter H. Hartel, Marianne JungerAbstract:We report on an educational experiment where information technology students were encouraged to think out of the box about the dark side of information technology. Instead of taking the usual point of view of the engineer we challenged the students to take the point of view of the Motivated Offender. After teaching the course three years, we report on the exciting ideas our students came up with, and on the lessons we learned in designing and teaching the course. The main conclusions are (a) thinking thief inspires students to design creative projects, (b) working with real subjects creates a powerful learning experience, and (c) students are struggling with methodological issues.
Danielle M Reynald - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Guardianship for crime prevention: a critical review of the literature
Crime Law and Social Change, 2011Co-Authors: Meghan E. Hollis-peel, Danielle M Reynald, Maud Van Bavel, Henk Elffers, Brandon C. WelshAbstract:Cohen and Felson’s (Cohen and Felson American Sociological Review 44(4):588–608, 1979) routine activity theory posits that for a crime to occur three necessary elements must converge in time and space: Motivated Offenders, suitable targets, and the absence of capable guardianship. Capable guardians can serve as a key actor in the crime event model; one who can disrupt, either directly or indirectly, the interaction between a Motivated Offender and a suitable target. This article critically reviews the literature on guardianship for crime prevention. Our specific focus is two-fold: (1) to review the way guardianship has been operationalized and measured, and (2) to review experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations and field tests of guardianship. Research on routine activities has had an uneven focus resulting in the neglect of the guardianship component (Reynald Crime Prevention and Community Safety 11(1):1–20, 2009; Sampson et al. Security Journal 23(1):37–51, 2010; Tewksbury and Mustaine Criminal Justice and Behavior 30(3):302–327, 2003; Wilcox et al. Criminology 45(4):771–803 2007). Evaluations of guardianship-related interventions demonstrate support for the theoretical construct; however, high-quality field tests of guardianship are wholly lacking. Implications for theory and research are discussed.
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factors associated with the guardianship of places assessing the relative importance of the spatio physical and sociodemographic contexts in generating opportunities for capable guardianship
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2011Co-Authors: Danielle M ReynaldAbstract:Routine activity theory can be applied to places in which a Motivated Offender encounters a suitable target that is not effectively guarded. The focus of this article was on the third aspect of this theory as the explanatory power of guardianship was examined and compared to other related contextual factors in explaining criminal victimization at micro-places. This empirical study used an observational measure of guardianship in action in residential places by observing household occupancy, monitoring by residents, and direct intervention during the daytime and nighttime. The results demonstrated the significant role of active guardianship compared to other spatio-physical and sociodemographic factors in explaining the amount of property crime recorded at the street segment level. This article is concluded by highlighting the ways in which these contextual factors help generate opportunities for capable guardianship, while simultaneously blocking opportunities for property crime.
Kevin Bock - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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EDCC - Application of Routine Activity Theory to Cyber Intrusion Location and Time
2017 13th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC), 2017Co-Authors: Kevin Bock, Sydnee Shannon, Yazdan Movahedi, Michel CukierAbstract:Routine Activity Theory (RAT) is used by criminologists to explain the situational factors that influence crime in the physical world. RAT states that crime is most likely when a Motivated Offender, a vulnerable victim, and a lack of capable guardianship converge. We hypothesize that the time of cybercriminal actions will align with the principles of RAT. We analyzed data from over 20,000 intrusions on a large set of target computers over a period of four years. A statistically significant pattern is found in the time of intrusions in the local timezone of the victim hosts and native timezone of the attacker; intrusions geolocated to China demonstrate a stronger statistically significant pattern. The results suggest that RAT does apply to cyberspace, and further conclusions and policy implications are discussed.
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Application of Routine Activity Theory to Cyber Intrusion Location and Time
2017 13th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC), 2017Co-Authors: Kevin Bock, Sydnee Shannon, Yazdan Movahedi, Michel CukierAbstract:Routine Activity Theory (RAT) is used by criminologists to explain the situational factors that influence crime in the physical world. RAT states that crime is most likely when a Motivated Offender, a vulnerable victim, and a lack of capable guardianship converge. We hypothesize that the time of cybercriminal actions will align with the principles of RAT. We analyzed data from over 20,000 intrusions on a large set of target computers over a period of four years. A statistically significant pattern is found in the time of intrusions in the local timezone of the victim hosts and native timezone of the attacker; intrusions geolocated to China demonstrate a stronger statistically significant pattern. The results suggest that RAT does apply to cyberspace, and further conclusions and policy implications are discussed.
Pieter H. Hartel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Teaching Information Security Students to "Think thief"
CTIT technical report series, 2020Co-Authors: Pieter H. Hartel, Marianne JungerAbstract:We report on an educational experiment where information security master students were encouraged to think out of the box. Instead of taking the usual point of view of the security engineer we challenged the students to take the point of view of the Motivated Offender. We report on the exciting ideas our students came up with, and on the lessons we learned in designing the course.
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Teaching Engineering students to "Think thief"
CTIT technical report series, 2012Co-Authors: Pieter H. Hartel, Marianne JungerAbstract:We report on an educational experiment where information technology students were encouraged to think out of the box about the dark side of information technology. Instead of taking the usual point of view of the engineer we challenged the students to take the point of view of the Motivated Offender. After teaching the course three years, we report on the exciting ideas our students came up with, and on the lessons we learned in designing and teaching the course. The main conclusions are (a) thinking thief inspires students to design creative projects, (b) working with real subjects creates a powerful learning experience, and (c) students are struggling with methodological issues.