Cyber Security

I agree with the author that cybercriminals are rational, strategic and that international cyber security laws helps slows down or prevent cyber -crimes . They operate the same way as other criminals. For example, burglars won’t break into a house which is equipped with the latest state of the art security system. They will break into a house where the probability of them being caught is less than the probability of walking away.

I also agree with the author that there is a motive behind every cyber -attack. Some of the main motives are;

· Disrupt business operations

· Disrupt or distract businesses while other attack take place

· Use attack to hold a company at ransom

· Competitors seeking to benefit from the attack

·  Political motivations

It was interesting to read about the two important theories in criminology-General Deterrence Theory (GDT)and Routine Activity Theory(RAT). General deterrence theory is basically reactive approach to tackling crime while routine activity theory is a proactive approach to curbing or controlling crime.

Reference

Hui, k., Kim, S. H., & Wang, Q. (2017). Cybercrime Deterrence and International Legislation: Evidence from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks. MIS quarterly, 41(2), 497-524. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer vid=2&sid=38014038-3a49-49b8-853f-9feecf561916%40sdc-v-sessmgr01