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Understanding Cybercrime from Its Stakeholders' Perspectives: Part 2--Defenders and Victims

2015; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/msp.2015.44

1558-4046

Budi Arief, Mohd Azeem Bin Adzmi,

Digital and Cyber Forensics

C yberattacks are increasingly threatening the safety of cyberspace, as underscored by the recent attacks on Sony Pictures, Anthem, and Home Depot, to name just a few.Although the most tangible consequence of the Sony attack was the leak of confidential information, ranging from embarrassing email exchanges between Sony executives to copies of unreleased films, 1 it was more than just a data breach.Many stakeholders were affected, from the individual level to the organizational level and even the international level, with the resulting strain between the US and North Korea.More worrisome-even though it hasn't been featured much in the media-is a recent cyberattack that caused physical damage to a steel mill in Germany. 2 This attack echoes the well-known Stuxnet incident. 3n this case, the attacker manipulated and disrupted the mill's control system, which prevented a blast furnace from being properly shut down and caused unspecified damage.This incident raises further concern that the growing popularity of cyber-physical systems (especially in industrial control systems) could make society more vulnerable to cyberattacks.As society grows more dependent on and intertwined with cyberspace, understanding and addressing various concerns regarding the human elements associated with cybercrime become more important.