Podd: Cybercrimeology

The Ethical Hacker Pathway: Exploring Positive Cyber Behavior

1 januari 2025 | 23 min

Key Points Discussed:

Defining Ethical Hacking: Ethical hackers use their skills to identify and report vulnerabilities, often to enhance cybersecurity in various capacities, including voluntary work, bug bounty programs, or professional roles.
Research Focus: Dr. Weulen Kranenbarg’s studies highlight a significant overlap between positive and negative cyber behaviors, particularly among IT students, and explore how individuals transition toward ethical hacking.
Ethical Hacking as a Pathway:
- Early positive experiences, such as reporting vulnerabilities to schools or organizations, can strongly influence individuals toward ethical hacking.
- Responses from organizations play a critical role—positive reinforcement encourages further ethical behavior, while negative experiences can deter individuals.
Challenges in Defining Ethics:
- Ethical hackers themselves debate the boundaries of what constitutes ethical behavior, such as whether making vulnerabilities public is acceptable if organizations fail to act.
- The term "ethical hacker" is often contentious within the community.
Role of Education: Schools struggle to address and guide ethical behavior among IT students effectively. Clear vulnerability disclosure policies and ethics education in IT programs are crucial.
Future Research Directions: Dr. Weulen Kranenbarg plans to conduct life-history interviews with hackers to better understand their pathways and influences toward ethical behavior.

About our Guest:

Dr Marleen Weulen Kranenbarg

https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/marleen-weulen-kranenbarg

Papers or Resources Mentioned:

Weulen Kranenbarg, M. (2018). Cyber-offenders versus traditional offenders: An empirical comparison. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved from https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/cyber-offenders-versus-traditional-offenders-an-empirical-comparison
Weulen Kranenbarg, M., Ruiter, S., & Nieuwbeerta, P. (2018). Cyber-offending and traditional offending over the life-course: An empirical comparison. Crime & Delinquency, 64(10), 1270–1292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128718763134
Weulen Kranenbarg, M., Holt, T. J., & van Gelder, J.-L. (2021). Contrasting cyber-dependent and traditional offenders: A comparison on criminological explanations and potential prevention methods. In J. van Gelder, H. Elffers, D. Reynald, & D. Nagin (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies (pp. 234–249). Routledge. Retrieved from https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/contrasting-cyber-dependent-and-traditional-offenders-a-compariso
Weulen Kranenbarg, M., & Noordegraaf, J. (2023). Why do young people start and continue with ethical hacking? A qualitative study on individual and social aspects in the lives of ethical hackers. Criminology & Public Policy, 22(3), 465–490. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12640

Additional Resources:

Capture the Flag (CTF) events:

Hack the Box - A popular online platform offering a variety of CTF challenges to test and improve cybersecurity skills.

https://www.hackthebox.com

NorthSec - A popular in-person CTF competition designed for everyone excited about cybersecurity.

https://nsec.io

Bug Bounty Programs:

HackerOne - A leading bug bounty platform connecting ethical hackers with organizations to find and fix vulnerabilities.

https://www.hackerone.com

Bugcrowd - A platform that hosts bug bounty programs for a wide range of companies and industries.

https://www.bugcrowd.com

Building the Basics: Preparing Officers for the Present and Researching Training for the Future

1 december 2024 | 25 min

The Open Science Revolution: Building Trust with Transparency

1 november 2024 | 28 min

Episode Notes

Episode Summary

Introduction to Open Science – Asier Moneva introduces open science, emphasizing transparency and replicability as essential to modern research.
Importance of Transparency – He explains how transparency builds trust, enabling other researchers to assess rigor and replicate findings accurately.
Preregistration and Registered Reports – Asier discusses these practices, which require researchers to specify methodologies and hypotheses before data collection to reduce bias.
Challenges in Adoption – He notes that implementing open science practices can be challenging due to academic pressures and resource limitations.
The “Publish or Perish” Culture – We highlight how the pressure to publish quickly can conflict with the time-intensive requirements of open science.
Academic Incentives and Misaligned Goals – We critique the academic reward system that often favors quantity over quality, which can detract from scientific rigor.
Advantages for Public Accessibility – Open science also enhances public accessibility, making research available beyond academia and helping inform public policy.
Ethical Considerations in Research – Asier emphasizes that open science fosters ethical research practices by reducing questionable practices like p-hacking and selective reporting.
Benefits of Open Science for Collaboration – The approach encourages collaboration across disciplines and institutions, providing a more comprehensive understanding of complex issues.
Real-World Example of Retraction – He mentions a case where a research paper was retracted due to lack of transparency, illustrating the importance of open science practices.
Role of Preprints in Open Science – Asier advocates for preprints as a way to share research and receive feedback before formal publication.
Challenges with Platform Fragmentation – He observes that the proliferation of research-sharing platforms can hinder accessibility if findings are scattered across multiple sources.
Future of Registered Reports – Asier sees registered reports as a future standard, as they align research design with ethical and rigorous science.
Open Science as a Solution to Publication Bias – Open science practices help address publication bias by promoting the dissemination of all research findings, regardless of outcomes.
Closing Thoughts on Transparency – Open science is about ensuring reproducibility and holding science accountable, aiming to make research as transparent and accessible as possible.

About Our Guest:

Asier Moneva

https://asiermoneva.com

https://nscr.nl/en/medewerker/asier-moneva/

https://www.thuas.com/research/research-groups/team-cybercrime-cybersecurity

https://github.com/amoneva

https://osf.io/7ce24/

Resources and References Mentioned in This Episode:

The Open Science Framework (OSF)

The OSF is an open-source platform supporting transparent and reproducible research across disciplines.

The Open Science Framework:

https://osf.io/

Paper Introducing Registered Reports

This foundational paper outlines the concept of registered reports, a publishing model aimed at reducing bias and enhancing research rigor.

Paper introducing "registered reports":

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2014-20922-001.html

Retraction Case Study

A recent retraction of a notable article on the replicability of social-behavioral research findings offers insights into challenges within open science practices.

RETRACTED ARTICLE: High replicability of newly discovered social-behavioural findings is achievable:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01749-9

Retraction Note: High replicability of newly discovered social-behavioural findings is achievable:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01997-3

Podcast episode discussing the retraction in depth:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rygrbUNocfCEEGd1Byn0V?si=vJDuzQT3S7yJqDEUMycF1w&t=178

Other:

This episode was recorded in a hotel lobby corner with music playing in the background. If the audio sounds a little unusual at times it is because of the noise removal being used to remove that noise being combined with other ‘sound enhancement’ features. I had to go back in and play around with the audio directly before I was even a little happy. The tools work well but they are a little unpredictable. I am increasingly wary of ‘it just works’ audio editing tools. I would have left it in, but the bots chasing copyright infringement are ravenous and indiscriminate.

Cinematic Cybersecurity: What are movies teaching us about passwords?

1 oktober 2024 | 29 min

Episode Notes:

The research focuses on analyzing the representation of passwords and cyber threats in films, particularly how password guessing and hacking scenes influence public perceptions of security.
Movies both reflect societal attitudes towards cybersecurity and shape them, as many viewers learn about cyber behaviors through entertainment rather than formal education.
The research indicates that films often oversimplify or dramatize hacking scenes, leading to unrealistic expectations about password security.
A key finding from the research is that while weak passwords (e.g., “12345”) are mocked in films, even strong passwords are often guessed or hacked with ease, sending the wrong message to audiences about the value of strong security practices.
There may be value to educating the public about cybersecurity in the same way people are taught first aid in Germany—everyone should know the basics.
One of the challenges of using crowd-sourced subtitle data for academic research was that it required additional work to assure reviewers that the research is ethical.

About our Guest:

Maike Raphael

https://www.itsec.uni-hannover.de/en/usec/team/raphael

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Raphael, M. M., Kanta, A., Seebonn, R., Dürmuth, M., & Cobb, C. (2024). Batman hacked my password: A subtitle-based analysis of password depiction in movies. In Proceedings of the Twentieth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (pp. 199-211). USENIX Association. https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2024/presentation/raphael

Other relevant resources:

Information and supplementary materials on the paper "Batman Hacked My Password"

https://www.itsec.uni-hannover.de/de/usec/forschung/medien/password-depiction-in-movies

If you are interested in the right to download the subtitles.

The data source (opensubtitles.org) statement regarding copyright.

https://www.opensubtitles.org/en/dmca

The website has an API with the no limit to the total number of subitles that can be downloaded, only rate limiting. The research team didn't obtain the subtitles this way, but the source they got them from may have. In either case it shows opensubtitles.org views about how their service can be used.

https://opensubtitles.stoplight.io/docs/opensubtitles-api/e3750fd63a100-getting-started

Other:

I had a bunch of movie clips that I was going to include as examples, but with the way that platforms handle DMCA I just don't want to have to bother with trying to assert a claim to fair use. If you are interested I would recommend having a look at the password scene from Horse Feathers (1932) with Groucho Marx, and there is a scene in Iron Man 3 (2013) where Tony Stark asks James Rhodes for his password, and everyone laughs at the bad password. I recommend you watch Kung Fury from 2015 for their parody treatment of the "hackerman". It is actually on YouTube https://youtu.be/bS5P_LAqiVg?si=-OL8Mr1OLY9Dd081

Signals, Deception, and AI: Navigating Trust in the Digital World

1 september 2024 | 44 min

Mapping the Digital Threat: The Geography of Cybercrime

1 augusti 2024 | 33 min

Notes:

Background in Sociology: Dr. Miranda Bruce started in sociology, focusing on the dynamics of power and institutions.
PhD Research: Her PhD explored the Internet of Things (IoT) using post-structuralist French theory to understand technological reality.
Transition to Cybercrime: Transitioned from IoT research to a project on the geography of cybercrime, partnering with a local Australian university and the University of Oxford.
Cybercrime as a Local Phenomenon: Emphasized that cybercrime is not just a global issue but has significant local dimensions.
Mapping Cybercrime: Developed methods to map cybercrime hotspots to understand where cybercrime is coming from and why.
Importance of Local Factors: Identified that local factors play a crucial role in the proliferation of cybercrime in specific areas.
Intervention Strategies: Stressed that intervention strategies must be tailored to local conditions as one-size-fits-all approaches are ineffective.
Challenges in Measuring Cybercrime: Discussed the difficulties in accurately measuring where cybercrime originates due to technical limitations.
Survey of Experts: Utilized expert surveys from cybercrime intelligence and investigations to gather data on cybercrime hotspots.
Bias in Data Collection: Addressed potential biases in the data collection process and took steps to ensure diverse and reliable sources.
Use of Proxy Data: Chose expert survey data over technical measures or legal cases to get more accurate insights into cybercrime geography.
Findings: Key findings indicated that countries like Russia, Ukraine, China, the United States, and Nigeria are significant sources of cybercrime.
Analysis of Results: Plans to analyze the collected data to create theoretical models explaining why cybercrime is prevalent in certain areas.
Future Research Directions: Aims to develop detailed case studies and collaborate with policymakers to use the data for effective interventions.
Open Data: Highlighted the importance of making the data open source to enable further research and collaboration across disciplines.

About our guests:

Dr Miranda Bruce:

https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/people/miranda-bruce

https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/miranda-bruce

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Bruce, M., Lusthaus, J., Kashyap, R., Phair, N., & Varese, F. (2024). Mapping the global geography of cybercrime with the World Cybercrime Index. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249850
Bruce, M., & Phair, N. (2020). Mapping the geography of cybercrime: A review of indices of digital offending by country. IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuroSPW51379.2020.00013

Other:

If you were interested in the topic of this episode, you might also enjoy episode 36 "Cyber criminals are people too".

Policing Street Trolls: Navigating Cop Baiting and Digital Extremism

1 juli 2024 | 33 min

Notes:

Dual Research Focus: Dr. Huey historically focused on policing and victimization, particularly in marginalized communities.
Burnout and Shift: Burnout from trauma research led her to shift focus to applied policing research around 2012-2013.
Economics of Policing: The federal government's focus on the costs of policing and the "economics of policing" initiative influenced her new research direction.
Research Gaps: Realized that existing policing research in Canada had little practical value for informing policing practice and policy.
Evidence-Based Policing: Joined the Society for Evidence-Based Policing (SEBP) in the UK to produce actionable research for police and policymakers.
Right-Wing Extremism: Discussed the rise of right-wing extremism and its new tactic of targeting police officers, including cop baiting.
Cop Baiting Incidents: Examples include interventions by Romana Didulo at the Peterborough Police Service and incidents in Vancouver during trans rights celebrations.
Operational Stress: Emphasized the operational stress injuries faced by police officers due to regular exposure to horrific incidents.
Public Misconceptions: Highlighted the issue of public and media criticism of police without a full understanding of the complexities involved.
Misinformation: Explained how misinformation and disinformation spread about police actions, leading to doxxing and harassment of officers.
Cyber Sleuths: Described incidents where online activists exposed personal information about police officers, increasing the risks they face.
Convoy Protests: Referenced research on convoy protests and the targeting of police, emphasizing the reality versus media portrayal.
False Narratives: Pointed out the persistence of false narratives, such as those surrounding the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, which continue to spread online despite being disproven.
Call for Applied Research: Called for more applied research to address specific issues in policing and cyber-security rather than broad theoretical studies, stressing the need for better public education to combat misinformation.

About our guests:

Dr. Laura Huey

https://sociology.uwo.ca/people/profiles/Huey.html

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Huey, L., & Ferguson, L. (2024). ‘No one wants to end up on YouTube’: sousveillance and ‘cop-baiting’ in Canadian policing. Policing and Society, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2024.2329239

Huey, L., & Ferguson, L. (2024). “All These Crazies”: Right-Wing Anti-Authoritarian Politics and the Targeting of Public Police. Deviant Behavior, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2024.2338890

Huey, L. (2024) The Cascade Effect: An Oral History of the Policing of the Convoy Protests, Independant: 979-8882979859

Other:

Dr Huey provided her own ‘bleep’ noises for this episode to save me the work of having to add them in post production.

Timing is Everything: Context-Based Cybersecurity Training

1 juni 2024 | 35 min

Notes:

Joakim Kävrestad is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Jönköping University, with a background in networking and cybersecurity.
He shifted his focus to the societal and psychological aspects of cybersecurity, emphasizing human behavior.
Joakim developed Context-Based Micro-Training (CBMT) to provide cybersecurity training at relevant moments, improving user engagement and retention.
CBMT integrates training into real-world scenarios, such as reading emails or creating passwords, to address common cyberattack methods.
Traditional cybersecurity training methods are critiqued for their lack of effectiveness in retaining user attention and knowledge.
Joakim used a design science approach to refine CBMT, involving over 1800 survey participants and 300 experiment participants in the process.
Evaluations show that CBMT supports secure user behavior and is well-received by users.
The importance of usability in security practices is emphasized, highlighting that user-friendly training increases adoption and compliance.
CBMT provides a guide for practitioners on implementing effective cybersecurity training and supports procurement decisions.
Future research should explore the interplay between training and other support mechanisms, as training alone is insufficient to ensure comprehensive cybersecurity.

About our guests:

Joakim Kävrestad

https://ju.se/personinfo.html?sign=KAVJOA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joakimkavrestad/

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Kävrestad, J., Hagberg, A., Nohlberg, M., Rambusch, J., Roos, R., & Furnell, S. (2022). Evaluation of Contextual and Game-Based Training for Phishing Detection. Future Internet, 14(4), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi14040104
Kävrestad, J. (2022). Context-Based Micro-Training: Enhancing Cybersecurity Training for End-Users (Doctoral dissertation). University of Skövde. ISBN 978-91-984919-9-9. Link to dissertation
Kävrestad, J., & Nohlberg, M. (2020). Context-Based Micro-Training: A Framework for Information Security Training. 14th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (HAISA), Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece, 71-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57404-8_6

Other:

The button that makes a noise at a street crossing is called a “pedestrian call button” Interestingly they work differently in different countries, They look different, they feel different, they make different noises, some of them have haptic indicators, some call for the lights to change, some don’t, some make sound all the time others just provide more accessible indicators when pressed.

Hackting Out: Defacement and Hate Online amid Global Conflicts

1 maj 2024 | 25 min

Notes:

Introduction to Cybercrime Research: Dr. Hutchings and Ahn Vu introduce their work at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre.
Global Conflicts and Cyber Activities: Discussion on how global conflicts, such as those in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, spur cybercrime activities like website defacements and DDoS attacks.
Cyber Tactics During Warfare: Insights into how cyber tactics are employed quickly after conflicts start, with a focus on how these activities serve both political propaganda and cybercriminal interests.
Deplatforming Hate Groups: In-depth analysis of the challenges faced when deplatforming hate groups, specifically referencing the Kiwi Farms case.
Temporary Effects of Cyber Attacks: Observations on the short-lived nature of heightened cyber activities post-conflict, with a decline in interest and activities after initial spikes.
Challenges of Cybercrime Research: Discussion on the difficulties in tracking and attributing cyber attacks, particularly those by decentralized and loosely organized groups.
Unintended Consequences of Deplatforming: Exploration of how attempts to silence harmful online communities can lead to increased attention and unintended reinforcement of these groups.
Closing Thoughts: Dr. Hutchings and Ahn Vu summarize the ongoing challenges and the evolving landscape of cybercrime in the context of international security and online governance.

About our guests:

Dr. Alice Hutchings:

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ah793/

Anh V. Vu

https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/people/vv301

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Anh V. Vu, Alice Hutchings, Ross Anderson. No Easy Way Out: the Effectiveness of Deplatforming an Extremist Forum to Suppress Hate and Harassment. In Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P'24)

Anh V. Vu, Daniel R. Thomas, Ben Collier, Alice Hutchings, Richard Clayton, Ross Anderson. Getting Bored of Cyberwar: Exploring the Role of Low-level Cybercrime Actors in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. In Proceedings of the ACM World Wide Web Conference (WWW'24)

Other:

No AI's were harmed during the creation of this episode, however they were definitely involved in the work of editing and drafting copy.
If you want to hear more from Dr. Hutchings, you can find her way back on episode 4 .... 101 episodes ago ....
Apologies if the end of the episode seemed a little loud.

Bridging realities: The Convergence of Ideology and Cybercrime

1 april 2024 | 31 min

Episode Notes:

Dr. Tom Holt discussed the nascent stages of cybercrime research during his doctoral studies, highlighting its evolution into a more recognized and competitive field.
He emphasized the growth of cybercrime studies and the challenges of carving a niche within an expanding academic and professional landscape.
Dr. Holt pointed out the potential of interdisciplinary collaboration between social sciences and computer science as crucial for advancing cybercrime research.
The importance of online subcultures and ideological spaces in cybercrime dynamics was discussed, noting their influence on criminal activities and group formations.
He delved into the realm of ideologically motivated cyber attacks, underscoring the need for better legal and enforcement frameworks to address such threats.
Dr. Holt provided examples of cyber attacks by extremist groups, showing a strategic shift towards cyber tactics for ideological, not financial, reasons.
The conversation highlighted the critical role of comprehensive data in understanding the scope and nature of cyberterrorism and ideological cyber attacks.
Reflecting on his career, Dr. Holt offered insights on the importance of continuous learning and interdisciplinary collaboration for researchers in the cybercrime field.

About our guests:

Dr. Tom Holt

https://cj.msu.edu/directory/holt-thomas.html

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-holt-3242a322/

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Cassandra Cross & Thomas J. Holt (2023) More than Money: Examining the Potential Exposure of Romance Fraud Victims to Identity Crime, Global Crime, 24:2, 107-121, DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2023.2185607

Holt, T. J., Turner, N. D., Freilich, J. D., & Chermak, S. M. (2022). Examining the Characteristics That Differentiate Jihadi-Associated Cyberattacks Using Routine Activities Theory. Social Science Computer Review, 40(6), 1614-1630. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393211023324

Thomas J. Holt, Jin Ree Lee, Joshua D. Freilich, Steven M. Chermak, Johannes M. Bauer, Ruth Shillair& Arun Ross (2022) An Exploratory Analysis of the Characteristics of Ideologically Motivated Cyberattacks, Terrorism and Political Violence, 34:7, 1305-1320, DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2020.1777987

Thomas J. Holt, Joshua D. Freilich & Steven M. Chermak (2022) Examining the Online Expression of Ideology among Far-Right Extremist Forum Users, Terrorism and Political Violence, 34:2, 364-384,DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2019.1701446

Other:

Wait for wisdom, Learn to listen, Succession is Success.

Caught in the Web: Virtual Kidnapping and Digital Scams

1 mars 2024 | 25 min

Automating CSAM Investigation: Research to Practice

1 februari 2024 | 36 min

Notes:

The software developed by Bryce Westlake, Russell Brewer and colleagues aims to assist law enforcement agencies in identifying perpetrators of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offences by using multiple biometric markers.
The unique function of the software is its capability to synthesize, triage, and systematically review all evidence holdings that law enforcement might seize, thereby automating the process and speeding up investigations.
The software can ingest a variety of media files, extract multiple biometric features from those files, and identify subjects contained within, matching them across data sets, reducing investigator exposure to CSAM and speeding up the investigative process.
One of the key aspects addressed by the software is the ability to identify new content, overcoming the limitations of current reactive methods used in combating CSAM (i.e. matching file hashes).
The software is leverages social networking analysis and other techniques to assist investigators to identify links between offenders, victims, places and objects, potentially opening new avenues or focusing detective work.
The project aims to connect law enforcement agencies nationally and globally, enabling them to share information and collaborate on cases, despite the challenges posed by different laws and data transmission regulations.
The software's ability to systematically catalog and review all available data provides a more comprehensive and unbiased investigative process as choices about which media is reviewed, reducing the impact of investigator intuition and fragmented intelligence.
The software has received funding for research and development, leading to the creation of a functional prototype for law enforcement in Australia and they are now looking at having it implemented by police more widely.
The development of AI technology has a positive impact on the technology, as new matching tools are "plug and play".
One of the challenges faced in implementing the software is convincing law enforcement to adopt new technologies and methods, as they may be hesitant to change from established routines, despite the potential benefits of the new system.

About our guests:

Russell Brewer

https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/russell.brewer#professional-activities

Bryce Westlake

https://www.brycewestlake.com

https://www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies/about-us/directory/westlake-bryce.php

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Brewer R et al. 2023. Advancing child sexual abuse investigations using biometrics and social network analysis. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 668. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.52922/ti78948

Westlake B et al. 2022. Developing automated methods to detect and match face and voice biometrics in child sexual abuse videos. Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 648. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.52922/ti78566

DEVELOPING AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TOOLS: To Detect Child Sexual Abuse Material Online.

https://adelaidecybercrime.org/software

Other:

This interview

Twenty24: Top Tips & Tricks for Better Presentations

1 januari 2024 | 32 min

1 Hundred: An AI assisted analysis of Cybercrimeology

15 december 2023 | 27 min

Summary:

The main points of this episode are:

Celebrating the 100th episode of cybercrimeology and reflecting on the podcast's journey over the past three years.
Discussing the use of new technologies, such as AI, for analyzing and understanding the podcast's content.
Analyzing the podcast's content using natural language processing and summarization techniques to identify recurring themes and research topics.
Identifying common themes in the podcast, including abuse in relationships, privacy invasion, law enforcement in cybercrime, social engineering, and age-related factors in cybercrime.
Discussing various research methodologies covered in the podcast, such as technographs, online experiments, and survey research.
Highlighting the dedication of guests who share their time and research without any financial incentives.
Answering questions about the process of creating each episode, including research, interviews, editing, and production.
Discussing the volume of work represented by 99 episodes totaling over 5 hours of content and involving 96 guests.
Reflecting on the impact of the podcast and its growth over the past three years, including achieving 100,000 downloads.
Looking forward to the future of the podcast and the potential for new technologies to enhance its content and reach.

About our guests:

Alloy:

https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/text-to-speech

voicing generations from

ChatGPT

https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

The BART model:

https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/model_doc/bart

The DistilBERT model:

https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/model_doc/distilbert

Results:

Which terms were spoken about the most and what was the sentiment around those ?

Noun	Occurrences	FilesOccurredIn	SentimentScoreSum
people	2529	94	92.60830581188202
time	1133	83	79.5210649
research	1396	80	79.49750900268553
way	1005	74	73.79837167263031
things	1238	73	72.45885318517685
lot	1117	71	70.87118428945543
data	903	46	44.24124717712402
kind	667	44	43.9891608
crime	885	43	42.725725710392005
cyber	805	41	39.68457114696503
cybercrime	481	38	36.90566980838775
thing	393	36	35.59294366836548
security	527	31	30.89444762468338
information	467	29	28.87013864517212

Was there a change in the sentiment of the podcast after the end of pandemic conditions, assuming that the pandemic ended at the end of Q3 2021?

The model is given by:

yi∼Normal(μi,σ)yi∼Normal(μi,σ)

where

μi=β0+βafter_event⋅xiμi=β0+βafter_event⋅xi

Here, the parameters are defined as follows:

β0β0: Intercept, with a Student's t-distribution prior with 3 degrees of freedom, a location parameter of 0.8, and a scale parameter of 2.5.
βafter_eventβafter_event: Coefficient for the predictor variable (after_event), with a flat prior.
σσ: Standard deviation of the response variable, with a Student's t-distribution prior with 3 degrees of freedom, a location parameter of 0, and a scale parameter of 2.5.

This provided the results as follows:

Population-Level Effects:

Estimate Est.Error l-95% CI u-95% CI Rhat Bulk_ESS Tail_ESS

Intercept 0.37 0.06 0.26 0.48 1.00 3884 2917

after_event 0.39 0.08 0.23 0.54 1.00 3561 2976

Family Specific Parameters:

Estimate Est.Error l-95% CI u-95% CI Rhat Bulk_ESS Tail_ESS

sigma 0.38 0.03 0.33 0.44 1.00 3608 2817

Other:

The model overlooked Mike Levi's contribution to the History series. That is a bit unfair.

Where there were multiple guests, I did not include them all in the database, hence "no specific guest listed"

Hack Righter: Working together to make good things better

1 december 2023 | 31 min

Notes:

- Rutger Leukfeldt discusses his background and how he became involved in cybersecurity research. - The importance of cybersecurity education and the new cybersecurity bachelor program at Leiden University.

- The need for a multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity, which includes not only technical skills but also social and legal aspects.

- Hack_Right is a program designed for juvenile offenders in the Netherlands who have committed cyber-dependent crimes. The program aims to provide education and support to help young offenders turn away from cybercrime and develop positive skills and behaviors. Dr Leukfeldt emphasizes that the program is not about Russian hackers or fraudsters who make millions, but rather about those kids who are experimenting and need help. He also mentions that the program was evaluated through a research study conducted by the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), which found that the program was effective in reducing recidivism among young offenders who participated in the program.

- Regarding interdisciplinary research, Dr Leukfeldt explains that it can be difficult because different disciplines have different traditions and expectations when it comes to research. For example, one discipline may prioritize publishing in academic journals, while another may prioritize presenting at conferences. This can create practical issues for a team that is trying to work together, as different members may have different timelines and goals. Additionally, traditional reviewers may not be familiar with other fields, which can make it challenging to defend interdisciplinary research against criticism. Rutger notes that these challenges can be overcome through effective communication and collaboration, but they do require effort and a willingness to work across disciplines.

- Rutger emphasizes the importance of being constructive and thoughtful in providing feedback. He suggests that reviewers should not only point out flaws in a paper but also offer suggestions for improvement. Additionally, he notes that good reviewers should try to approach a paper with an open mind and be willing to learn from it, even if they are not experts in the field. By doing so, reviewers can help to ensure that research is rigorous, relevant, and impactful. Rutger encourages everyone to strive to be that kind of reviewer who provides constructive feedback and helps to improve the quality of research.

About our Guest:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/rutger-leukfeldt#tab-1

https://nscr.nl/en/medewerker/dr-rutger-leukfeldt/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutgerleukfeldt

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

J. A. M. Schiks, Susanne van ’t Hoff-de Goede & Rutger E. Leukfeldt (2023) An alternative intervention for juvenile hackers? A qualitative evaluation of the Hack_Right intervention, Journal of Crime and Justice, DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2023.2252394

Loggen, J., Moneva, A., & Leukfeldt, R. (2024). A systematic narrative review of pathways into, desistance from, and risk factors of financial-economic cyber-enabled crime. Computer Law & Security Review, 52, 105858.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105858

Other:

Dutch police send young hackers to intern at IT companies

https://nltimes.nl/2018/12/18/dutch-police-send-young-hackers-intern-companies

20 Companies Pledge Support for the Hack_Right Program

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/20-companies-pledge-support-for-the-hack-right-program/

The Ecosystem: Understanding Cybercrime and Cybersecurity

15 november 2023 | 25 min

Notes:

- Dr. Benoît Dupont has written a book on the ecology of cybercrime, which was born from his frustration with the segmentation of research on cybercrime within criminology and between disciplines.

- The book argues that all research on cybercrime should be connected because we all live in the same digital ecosystem. - There are many hurdles and obstacles in the way of making positive change in the fight against cybercrime, but Dr. Dupont is optimistic about our chances.

- Residual cybercrime will always subsist, but it can also help identify vulnerabilities in technologies that the industry hasn't identified, which can help improve security.

- It's important to address the needs of victims of cybercrime, which is often forgotten.

- The government has the data or the tools to generate the data but needs to work with the private sector and academia to make sense of the data and agree on a roadmap for anti-cybercrime and anti-cybercrime control and prevention.

About our Guest:

Dr. Benoît Dupont

https://crim.umontreal.ca/repertoire-departement/professeurs/professeur/in/in15263/sg/Benoît Dupont/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoit-dupont-9369702/

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Dupont, B., Grabosky, P., & Shearing, C. (2003). The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States. Criminal Justice, 3(4), 331-349. https://doi.org/10.1177/146680250334001

Berg, J., Nakueira, S. & Shearing, C. 2014. Global Non- State Auspices of Security Governance. In: Bersot, H. & Ariigo, B. Eds. The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies. Routledge, 77-97

Other:

“Much time and energy have been devoted by taxonomists to isolating morphological patterns of species and subspecies and determining the geographic ranges of each. This is only a stepping stone to further progress in many lines- units around which accumulations of knowledge could be formed for comparison with one another. Until such units are stabilized so that they can be recognized, specific knowledge cannot accumulate - it will of necessity be generalized because, without such standardization, one worker cannot add to the specific knowledge of others.” pp.3.

Woodbury, A. M. (1952). Ecological taxonomy. Science, 115(2992), 3-3.

Minority Reporting: Beyond WEIRD(E) Cybercrime

1 november 2023 | 22 min

Notes:

Dr. Kemp initially moved to Spain and worked as an English teacher before deciding to go back to university to study a social science. He ended up choosing criminology due to the available classes in the morning.
While in university, Dr. Kemp became interested in corporate crime and white-collar crime, but later specialized in cybercrime due to its potential for funding and career opportunities.
Dr. Kemp discussed the challenges of studying in a different country and in a non-native language. He initially had limited Spanish proficiency but learned the language to a level where he could pursue a degree taught mainly in Spanish.
Cybercrime is still significantly underreported, with organizations often weighing the incentives and reasons not to report, such as reputational damage and potential increases in insurance premiums.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face difficulties in reporting cybercrimes due to the technical abilities and resources required. The reporting systems are not conducive to SMEs, and there is a need for assistance and support from states to streamline the reporting process for smaller organizations.
Dr. Kemp emphasized the importance of distinguishing between reporting cybercrimes to police and criminal justice authorities versus reporting to cybersecurity providers. He noted that there seems to be more interest in private organizations reporting to other private organizations, possibly due to concerns about reputational damage.
Dr. Kemp highlighted the limited access to data in Spain and Latin American countries, which hinders research in those regions. He mentioned the lack of a culture of evaluation and the absence of centralized data repositories. This limitation is problematic due to the questionable generalizability of research findings from other countries to Spain and Latin America.
Dr. Kemp expressed the need for more longitudinal surveys to better understand the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls and tools. Cross-sectional surveys have limitations in establishing causal relationships and unraveling the timing of control implementation and incidents.
Dr. Kemp discussed his upcoming book on cyber fraud, which aims to bring international literature on the topic of cybercrime to the Spanish-speaking world. He acknowledged the challenge of applying research findings from other countries to Spanish-speaking contexts, particularly concerning offender characteristics and prevention measures.
Dr. Kemp mentioned his recent work on online victimization and older people, focusing on the impact of fear of crime and the digital divide. He emphasized the need to address older adults' concerns and promote their full participation in the digital society.

About our guest:

Dr Steven Kemp

https://www.udg.edu/ca/directori/pagina-personal?ID=2003705

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-kemp-ed/

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Kemp, S., Buil-Gil, D., Miró-Llinares, F., & Lord, N. (2023). When do businesses report cybercrime? Findings from a UK study. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 23(3), 468-489. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958211062359

Kemp, S. (2023). Exploring public cybercrime prevention campaigns and victimization of businesses: A Bayesian model averaging approach. Computers & Security, 127, 103089.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2022.103089

Kemp, S. (2022). Fraud reporting in Catalonia in the Internet era: Determinants and motives. European Journal of Criminology, 19(5), 994-1015. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370820941405

Other:

I am pretty sure I mis-pronounced ‘Girona’, my apologies to the good people from that part of the world.

Cybercrime Awareness Theatre: The revolutionary promise of story sharing

15 oktober 2023 | 27 min

+Δ∵ CyberEngineer & CyberDetective & CyberAdvisor

1 oktober 2023 | 40 min

Smart Everything, Data Everywhere & AI, all at once: The Weird Wide Web of Privacy

15 september 2023 | 33 min

Change and Cybercrime Research: Modernizing Data Collection and Ethics

1 september 2023 | 32 min

To PhD or not to PhD: Doctor's Orders

15 augusti 2023 | 34 min

To PhD or not to PhD: The Challenge of a doctorate in cybercrime

1 augusti 2023 | 31 min

To PhD or not to PhD: What is it to doctorate in cybercrime and should you ?

15 juli 2023 | 32 min

Education and Research Tools for Social Engineering and Ransomware

1 juli 2023 | 26 min

An Involuntarily Celibate Community: Research to understand incels

15 juni 2023 | 42 min

What is Social Engineering?

1 juni 2023 | 34 min

Pet Scammed: narratives of cyber fraud victimization

15 maj 2023 | 32 min

Darknet Honeypots: innovating research into online criminal markets

1 maj 2023 | 29 min

Opening the Internet's Toolbox: Building technical skills for crime research

15 april 2023 | 25 min

My parents are home, it would be weird: Chatbots, Grooming & Guardians

1 april 2023 | 30 min

There can be only one ... comparing theories of cybercrime

15 mars 2023 | 28 min

Ageless Security: Cybercrime prevention across the generation gap

1 mars 2023 | 24 min

At the Speed of Cyber: Criminal Investigations and Research

15 februari 2023 | 32 min

Its Exponential Crime: The shift to catch up to cybercrime

1 februari 2023 | 35 min

About our Guest:

Dr Volkan Topalli

https://aysps.gsu.edu/profile/volkan-topalli/

Scott Wright

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwright/

https://clickarmor.ca

Papers Mentioned in this Episode:

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Data Dashboard (N-DASH)

https://ncvs.bjs.ojp.gov/Home

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/nibrs

Wang, F., & Topalli, V. (2022). Understanding Romance Scammers Through the Lens of Their Victims: Qualitative Modeling of Risk and Protective Factors in the Online Context. American Journal of Criminal Justice , 1-37.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12103-022-09706-4

Other:

Old wine in new bottles is an old expression, that probably predates the modern English language. As Brinton Webb Woodward put in back in the 1890s book Old Wine in New Bottles for Old and New Friends, “ … we thresh over the same old straw. In literature we find, and decant, and bottle up the old wine,. We pour over the old liquor into new packages and put on labels of our own. Haply we filter away the lees and dregs which time had precipitated to the bottom.” This is quite a nice spin on the phrase as it suggests time as an important element in the process of refining ideas and the process of transference as one that removes the garbage and possibly leaving a little space for the new. That is more positive than the modern interpretation of old institutions with a new name. Interestingly, as it pertains to this particular conversation it could be seen as a turn on the biblical expression of new wine in old wineskins, “. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.” Luke 3:37. This older expression can be taken to suggest that new ideas must be received into a new institutions or there could be a problematic conflict between older structure, or that prior knowledge can negatively affect the understanding of new concepts.

All this to say that the phrase ‘old wine in new bottles’ could be very appropriate to the process that is required for cybersecurity research, if we take Woodward’s interpretation. But it could really be a case of us struggling with ‘new wine in old bottles’.

In either case, the value of new researchers doing new forms of research with new theory is apparent.

Fraudiculture: The World of Online Fraud

15 januari 2023 | 24 min

Twenty 23: Conferences

1 januari 2023 | 27 min

Cyber Predators: Writing wrongs

15 december 2022 | 29 min

Cyber Insurance: What does it do for security?

1 december 2022 | 33 min

Preparing Police for Cybercrime: building a global understanding

15 november 2022 | 30 min

Baby Steps: The Pathways into Criminal Hacking, Money Muling and Innovative Research

1 november 2022 | 37 min

New Fashioned Laundry: Cryptocurrency and the proceeds of crime

15 oktober 2022 | 30 min

Cybersecurity Education for Better Digital Nations

1 oktober 2022 | 25 min

Measuring Cybersecurity Awareness: Part of an Effective Education Process

15 september 2022 | 22 min

Not Strictly Cybercriminal: Legitimate work for illegitimate ends

1 september 2022 | 28 min

Scientists under attack: The Impact of Internet-Facilitated Harassment of Researchers

15 augusti 2022 | 39 min

Surveillance Technology, the solution to {insert issue here}

1 augusti 2022 | 28 min

The Lawful Espials in your pocket: Electronic Surveillance

15 juli 2022 | 35 min

Make Elections Great Again: Cyber-threats to Democracy

1 juli 2022 | 41 min

Safeguards: Secure your Choice to share your Research

15 juni 2022 | 36 min

Press Record. Trustworthy Truth Supply-chains in the Disinformation Age

1 juni 2022 | 35 min

Environmental Choices: Advancing the research of cybercrime prevention

15 maj 2022 | 33 min

CTF?WTF? : Designing and Competing in Capture the Flag competitions

1 maj 2022 | 30 min

Beyond Awareness: connecting cybersecurity knowledge, behaviour and victimization

15 april 2022 | 25 min

CyberAware: How governments (may) change our behaviour for the better

1 april 2022 | 24 min

The Right Tools: Advanced & Appropriate Methods For Advancing Cybercrime Research

15 mars 2022 | 29 min

Cyber Victims, Offenders & Policing in context of a life offline

1 mars 2022 | 30 min

Cybercrime Frenzy: Cloudy Data and the cascade Effect

15 februari 2022 | 31 min

Dark Data Scraping : Studying on the dark web, Publishing on the open web

1 februari 2022 | 37 min

Safety by Design: Making Crime Unfriendly Tech with just 3 Principles

15 januari 2022 | 31 min

Twenty 22

1 januari 2022 | 34 min

Be a Curious Romantic: Understanding how Romance Fraud Works with Linguistic Analysis

15 december 2021 | 41 min

About Our Guest:

Dr Elisabeth Carter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-carter-8b372444

Papers mentioned in this Episode:

Carter, E. (2021). Distort, extort, deceive and exploit: Exploring the inner workings of a romance fraud. The British Journal of Criminology, 61(2), 283-302.

https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azaa072

Carter, E. (2015). Laughing matters: A conversation analytic account the use of laughter by suspects and officers in the police interview. Essex Graduate Journal of Sociology, 7(1), 99-113.

https://bucks.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/9401/1/Carter,%20Elisabeth%20Laughing%20matters.pdf

Carter, E. (2015). The anatomy of written scam communications: An empirical analysis. Crime, Media, Culture, 11(2), 89-103.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1741659015572310

A Guide to Spotting Romance Fraudsters

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/c/2020/a-guide-to-spotting-romance-fraudsters

TinEye is a reverse image search tool. You can search with an image for other similar images.

https://tineye.com/

If you can't access that then, you can also reverse image search on google.

https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en

About our Expert Guest:

Dr. Joshua James

https://dfir.science/

https://www.youtube.com/DFIRScience

What we learned:

What happens where there is a difference in analysis between digital forensics investigators ?

Like physical evidence there is little room for differences regarding the facts of a case. There might be a different in explanation of the meaning of a piece of evidence depending on the story they are presenting. The tools are an instrument of interpreting the meaning of information on a device and tools can make mistakes. Using multiple tools that extract and analyze data from devices reduces the chance of this happening.

Other:

Thanks very much to my neighbours for assisting with the voice over for this episode. I do hope the human/furniture couples ballroom dancing and hollering team goes well in whichever competition you are preparing for. Also thanks to my audio editing software for deciding to have a meltdown and give me the opportunity to do the final mastering twice.

This episode's track is called 'curious diamonds'. Not all of the songs for podcast episodes get a name, but it did this time.

Tearing down the cross-disciplinary wall : Creating a reference on Method, Ethics & Data for Research

1 december 2021 | 34 min

Knowing enough to be Dangerous: Podcasting for crime researchers

15 november 2021 | 29 min

Dispatch CyberPolice or CyberSoldiers? The Complexities of High and Low Policing in Cyberspace

1 november 2021 | 40 min

Red Flags: Supporting Seniors and a Nation victimized by Fraud

15 oktober 2021 | 43 min

Smartphone Glass is always Tinted: The work of opening people's eyes to digital dangers

1 oktober 2021 | 33 min

E-Learning Talks and Puppy Walks: Police Training for Cybercrime

15 september 2021 | 41 min

Who moved my cheese: Engineering Smart farms, grids and AI

1 september 2021 | 37 min

Vexing Validation Vectors: Password Creation Rules & Game Design thinking

15 augusti 2021 | 32 min

Every dạy dỗ more to prevent cybercrime.

1 augusti 2021 | 32 min

This Podcast is Clean and Cared for: Crime Prevention through Digital Environment Design

15 juli 2021 | 48 min

From Frankenstein to Hulk: Understanding Cybervictimology

1 juli 2021 | 30 min

VIVA las villains: Exploring Cybercrime against Businesses

15 juni 2021 | 48 min

Strained Dreams: Cybercrime and Institutional Anomie

1 juni 2021 | 34 min

Dishonest Criminals: Disputes in Cybercriminal markets

15 maj 2021 | 37 min

To put it bluntly: The unintended harms of cybersecurity

1 maj 2021 | 24 min

Cybercriminals are People Too

15 april 2021 | 38 min

Social Cybersecurity: How to BEND a universe

1 april 2021 | 27 min

Are you available .... for fraud?

15 mars 2021 | 37 min

Fraud Victims are no different to you.

1 mars 2021 | 40 min

Browser Windows of opportunity: Cyberspace and Changes in Crime

15 februari 2021 | 40 min

Questioning Advice: Rethinking Cybercrime Education

1 februari 2021 | 31 min

The Right Number of Cybercrimes

15 januari 2021 | 24 min

Twenty 21

1 januari 2021 | 19 min

Cybercrime Futures: Sect Social, Seek Global, Act Local.

15 december 2020 | 27 min

Cybercrime History: New Fashioned Laundry

2 december 2020 | 33 min

Cybercrime History: Who would take this opportunity?

15 november 2020 | 28 min

Cybercrime History: Virtually Reflecting Reality, Part 6

1 november 2020 | 33 min

Cybercrime History: Weapons and Worries Worldwide, Part 5

15 oktober 2020 | 23 min

Cybercrime History: Managing a Manifest Mitnick, Part 4

1 oktober 2020 | 23 min

Cybercrime History: Curious Captains are Calling, Pt 3

15 september 2020 | 35 min

Cybercrime History: Global Regulators Part 2

1 september 2020 | 22 min

Cybercrime History: Pioneers in Law, Part 1

15 augusti 2020 | 29 min

Too Good to be True: Cybersecurity advice and susceptibility to fraud

1 augusti 2020 | 23 min

Will you comply?: Why employees follow IT Security Policy, or not.

15 juli 2020 | 55 min

Town and Country: The role of Space, Place and Technology in Domestic and Family Violence

1 juli 2020 | 40 min

About the Guest:

https://research.qut.edu.au/qut-law-lab/people/bridget-harris/

Papers Mentioned in this Episode:

Harris, B. A., & Woodlock, D. (2019). Digital coercive control: Insights from two landmark domestic violence studies. The British Journal of Criminology, 59(3), 530-550.

https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy052

DeKeseredy, W. S., Schwartz, M. D., Harris, B., Woodlock, D., Nolan, J., & Hall-Sanchez, A. (2019). Technology-Facilitated Stalking and Unwanted Sexual Messages/Images in a College Campus Community: The Role of Negative Peer Support. SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019828231

Stark, E. (2007). Coercive control: The entrapment of women in personal life. Oxford University Press.

Harris, Bridget (2020) Technology, domestic and family violence: perpetration, experiences and responses. QUT Centre for Justice.

https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199781/

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Monkey Fashion Incident was referring to the events of the article below. It is hard to describe visual thinks like this without being offensive, my apologies if the reference was upsetting.

Blanchard, Tasmin (2019/02/08) Courting controversy: from H&M’s ‘coolest monkey’ to Gucci’s blackface jumper, The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/feb/08/courting-controversy-from-hms-coolest-monkey-to-guccis-blackface-jumper

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Online Safety resources in Australia :

https://wesnet.org.au/

https://www.esafety.gov.au/

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I drank a cup of tea before recording the introduction and close. Black Tea can make your mouth a little dry and it is not a good idea to drink it before recording voice. I put the milk in after the hot water, I can not dismiss the suggestion that it is better that way(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_tasting_tea). If you listen to this with good quality headphones, I am sorry about the mouth noise. The tea was good.

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Introduction was sampled from the "The Town and the Telephone" part of the Prelinger archives available at Archive.org. (https://archive.org/details/Townandt1950)

Music made with software from AudioKit. https://audiokitpro.com/

The Online Frontline: Investigating and Preventing Cybercrime

15 juni 2020 | 44 min

The Things of Internet: Actor Network Theory and Cybercrime

1 juni 2020 | 39 min

About the guest:

https://www.eur.nl/people/wytske-van-der-wagen

Papers mentioned in this episode:

Wytske van der Wagen, The Significance of ‘Things’ in Cybercrime: How to Apply Actor-network Theory in (Cyber)criminological Research and Why it Matters, Journal of Extreme Anthropology, Volume 3 Number 1, 2019

Assistant Professor at Erasmus University, Department of Criminology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5617/jea.6895

Wytske van der Wagen, Wolter Pieters, From Cybercrime to Cyborg Crime: Botnets as Hybrid Criminal Actor-Networks, The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 55, Issue 3, May 2015, Pages 578–595,

https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv009

van der Wagen, W., & Pieters, W. (2018). The hybrid victim: Re-conceptualizing high-tech cyber victimization through actor-network theory. European Journal of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370818812016

Wytske van der Wagen, From cybercrime to cyborg crime

Authors Manuscript version:

https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/61493330/Chapter_1.pdf

Extract from:

van der Wagen, W. (2018). From cybercrime to cyborg crime: An exploration of high-tech cybercrime,

offenders and victims through the lens of Actor-Network Theory. [Groningen]: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/en/publications/from-cybercrime-to-cyborg-crime(f3a5c5e0-ff0f-4dad-ac6c-2bc91d96a1b4).html

Other:

The Samy Kamkar MySpace Worm

Greatest Moments in Hacking History: Samy Kamkar Takes Down Myspace

5 minute Video from MotherBoard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtnuaHl378M

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That EternalBlue thing that became crimeware

The Leaked NSA Spy Tool That Hacked the World by Lily Hay Newman on Wired.com (03/07/2018)

https://www.wired.com/story/eternalblue-leaked-nsa-spy-tool-hacked-world/

WannaCry – Important lessons from the first NSA-powered ransomware cyberattack

By Pierluigi Paganini, May 16, 2017

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/59154/cyber-crime/wannacry-nsa-powered-ransomware-cyberattack.html

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The BredoLab Botnet

Bredolab: Jail for man who masterminded botnet of 30 million computers

by Graham Cluley, 23 MAY 2012

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/05/23/bredolab-jail-botnet/

Wikipedia on the BedoLab botnet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bredolab_botnet

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Sorry for the Pronunciation of Kubernētēs, I tried, but I am not sure than I managed more than a "foreign word" accent.

If all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails, but every tool's a hammer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43319933-every-tool-s-a-hammer

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

15 maj 2020 | 37 min

Cyber-Routine Activities Theory: Risky business

1 maj 2020 | 34 min

Social Learning Theory and Cybercrime: The impact of Family, Friends and Bronies

15 april 2020 | 42 min

More about the Guest :

http://intra.cbcs.usf.edu/PersonTracker/common/cfm/Unsecured/criminology/bio.cfm?ID=659

Papers Mentioned in this episode:

Thomas J. Holt, George W. Burruss & Adam M. Bossler (2010) SOCIAL LEARNING AND CYBER-DEVIANCE: EXAMINING THE IMPORTANCE OF A FULL SOCIAL LEARNING MODEL IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD, Journal of Crime and Justice, 33:2, 31-61, DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2010.9721287

Burruss, G. W., Bossler, A. M., & Holt, T. J. (2013). Assessing the Mediation of a Fuller Social Learning Model on Low Self-Control’s Influence on Software Piracy. Crime & Delinquency, 59(8), 1157–1184. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128712437915

Burruss, G. W., Holt, T. J., & Bossler, A. (2019). Revisiting the Suppression Relationship Between Social Learning and Self-Control on Software Piracy. Social Science Computer Review, 37(2), 178–195. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439317753820

Other:

It is important to note that criminological theories discuss 'deviance' using the term without a negative connotation. It is used in the sense that a set of behaviours or attitudes diverge from the usual standards for a particular society. In this sense there is little difference between gang members, drug users, monks or fans of the insane clown posse. To make the idea of deviancy less alien, it helps to think of non-criminal groups that are different from the mainstream. In this case we discussed drug use and bronies as a way of placing hacking and digital piracy in a context of a different social group with associated definitions and values. Neither of us has a problem with bronies. Personally, I think that they are an important group helping to expose and break down traditional and potentially toxic gender roles. Also, they are a great example of the importance of art in both shaping and permitting wider societal expression. If you don't know what a brony is there are plenty of documentaries, but this page is quite helpful : https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/bronies/

General Theory and Cybercrime: Low Self-Control and crime online

1 april 2020 | 38 min

Getting started with Cybercrime Theory

15 mars 2020 | 49 min

Why Sell Drugs Online?

1 mars 2020 | 44 min

Goldphish memories: Aging and susceptibility to fraud

15 februari 2020 | 31 min

Turn up your Radio: Cybersecurity learning for older adults

1 februari 2020 | 27 min

Good Habits: Teaching Digital Hygiene and Cyber Self-defence

15 januari 2020 | 32 min

Organized Cybercrime: Its all about the Money

1 januari 2020 | 41 min

Understanding eWhoring

15 december 2019 | 18 min

Providing Cybersecurity for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

1 december 2019 | 32 min

The Consumer Spyware Industry

15 november 2019 | 30 min

Experiences of Technology-Facilitated Domestic Violence

1 november 2019 | 24 min

https://hicss.hawaii.edu	The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences	Hawaii, USA
https://chi2023.acm.org	ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).	Hamburg, Germany
https://spritehub.org/sprite-conference-belfast-28-29-june/	SPRITE+ Conference (Security Privacy Identity and Trust Engagement Network)	Belfast, Ireland
https://eurosp2023.ieee-security.org	8th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy	Delft, The Netherlands
https://weis2023.econinfosec.org	Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS). The main topic of the conference is Digital Sovereignty	Geneva, Switzerland
https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2023	Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security	Anaheim, USA
https://defcon.org	DEFCON31	Las Vegas, USA
https://www.blackhat.com	Black Hat USA	Las Vegas, USA
https://eurocrim2023.com	European Society of Criminology	Florence, Italy
https://asc41.com/events/	American Society of Criminology	Philadelphia, USA

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The Ethical Hacker Pathway: Exploring Positive Cyber Behavior

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Capture the Flag (CTF) events:

Bug Bounty Programs:

Building the Basics: Preparing Officers for the Present and Researching Training for the Future

The Open Science Revolution: Building Trust with Transparency

Episode Notes

Cinematic Cybersecurity: What are movies teaching us about passwords?

Signals, Deception, and AI: Navigating Trust in the Digital World

Mapping the Digital Threat: The Geography of Cybercrime

Policing Street Trolls: Navigating Cop Baiting and Digital Extremism

Timing is Everything: Context-Based Cybersecurity Training

Hackting Out: Defacement and Hate Online amid Global Conflicts

Bridging realities: The Convergence of Ideology and Cybercrime

Caught in the Web: Virtual Kidnapping and Digital Scams

Automating CSAM Investigation: Research to Practice

Twenty24: Top Tips & Tricks for Better Presentations

1 Hundred: An AI assisted analysis of Cybercrimeology

Hack Righter: Working together to make good things better

The Ecosystem: Understanding Cybercrime and Cybersecurity

Minority Reporting: Beyond WEIRD(E) Cybercrime

Cybercrime Awareness Theatre: The revolutionary promise of story sharing

+Δ∵ CyberEngineer & CyberDetective & CyberAdvisor

Smart Everything, Data Everywhere & AI, all at once: The Weird Wide Web of Privacy

Change and Cybercrime Research: Modernizing Data Collection and Ethics

To PhD or not to PhD: Doctor's Orders

To PhD or not to PhD: The Challenge of a doctorate in cybercrime

To PhD or not to PhD: What is it to doctorate in cybercrime and should you ?

Episode Notes

Education and Research Tools for Social Engineering and Ransomware

An Involuntarily Celibate Community: Research to understand incels

What is Social Engineering?

Pet Scammed: narratives of cyber fraud victimization

Darknet Honeypots: innovating research into online criminal markets

Opening the Internet's Toolbox: Building technical skills for crime research

My parents are home, it would be weird: Chatbots, Grooming & Guardians

There can be only one ... comparing theories of cybercrime

Ageless Security: Cybercrime prevention across the generation gap

At the Speed of Cyber: Criminal Investigations and Research

Its Exponential Crime: The shift to catch up to cybercrime

Fraudiculture: The World of Online Fraud

Twenty 23: Conferences

Cyber Predators: Writing wrongs

Cyber Insurance: What does it do for security?

Preparing Police for Cybercrime: building a global understanding

Baby Steps: The Pathways into Criminal Hacking, Money Muling and Innovative Research

New Fashioned Laundry: Cryptocurrency and the proceeds of crime

Cybersecurity Education for Better Digital Nations

Episode Notes

Measuring Cybersecurity Awareness: Part of an Effective Education Process

Not Strictly Cybercriminal: Legitimate work for illegitimate ends

Scientists under attack: The Impact of Internet-Facilitated Harassment of Researchers

Surveillance Technology, the solution to {insert issue here}

The Lawful Espials in your pocket: Electronic Surveillance

Make Elections Great Again: Cyber-threats to Democracy

Safeguards: Secure your Choice to share your Research

Press Record. Trustworthy Truth Supply-chains in the Disinformation Age

Environmental Choices: Advancing the research of cybercrime prevention

CTF?WTF? : Designing and Competing in Capture the Flag competitions

Beyond Awareness: connecting cybersecurity knowledge, behaviour and victimization

CyberAware: How governments (may) change our behaviour for the better

The Right Tools: Advanced & Appropriate Methods For Advancing Cybercrime Research

Cyber Victims, Offenders & Policing in context of a life offline

Cybercrime Frenzy: Cloudy Data and the cascade Effect

Dark Data Scraping : Studying on the dark web, Publishing on the open web

Safety by Design: Making Crime Unfriendly Tech with just 3 Principles

Twenty 22

Be a Curious Romantic: Understanding how Romance Fraud Works with Linguistic Analysis

Tearing down the cross-disciplinary wall : Creating a reference on Method, Ethics & Data for Research

Knowing enough to be Dangerous: Podcasting for crime researchers

Dispatch CyberPolice or CyberSoldiers? The Complexities of High and Low Policing in Cyberspace

Red Flags: Supporting Seniors and a Nation victimized by Fraud

Smartphone Glass is always Tinted: The work of opening people's eyes to digital dangers