Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data : Hackers'' Bazaar

Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data Hackers'' Bazaar

Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets. This report characterizes these markets and how they have grown into their current state to provide insight into how their existence can harm the information security environment. Understanding these markets...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ablon, Lillian (-)
Corporate Authors: Acquisition and Technology Policy Center Content Provider (content provider), Rand Corporation Content Provider, Juniper Networks, Inc Content Provider, Rand Corporation National Security Research Division, Content Provider
Other Authors: Libicki, Martin C., Golay, Andrea A.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation 2014.
Subjects:
Computer crimes > Economic aspects.
Computer crimes.
Cyberterrorism.
Computer crimes > Economic aspects
Black market
Data protection
Hacking
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421499006719
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction and Research Methodology; Chapter Two: Characteristics of the Black Market; Structure; Participants; Business Conduits; Language; Products; Pricing; Reliability and Integrity; Sensitivity to External Events; Resilience; Chapter Three: The Black Market and Botnets; Sophistication; Cost Trends Over Time; Chapter Four: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in the Black and Gray Markets; Participants and Structure; Prices; Trends for the Zero-Day Market
  • Chapter Five: Are Hacker Black Markets Mature?Chapter Six: Projections and Predictions for the Black Market; Most-Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions; Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions for Shifts in Targets; Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions for Shifts in Attack Characteristics; Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions for Shifts in Participants; Contested Projections and Predictions; Chapter Seven: Conclusions; Chapter Eight: For Future Research; Appendixes; A. Text of the Black Market Timeline; B. Glossary; Bibliography; Selected Interviews and Personal Communications

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