Cybercrime among companies : research into cybercrime victimisation among small- and medium-sized enterprises and one-man businesses in the Netherlands /

In 2013, a Dutch newspaper reported that 'online theft kills one-man businesses'. The digitisation of society offers businesses opportunities, but also poses risks. However, scientific evidence on the extent to which businesses actually fall victim to cybercrime is scarce. This book contai...

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Main Authors: Veenstra, Sander, 1986- (Author), Zuurveen, Renske (Author), Stol, Wouter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: The Hauge, The Netherlands : Eleven International Publishing, [2016]
Series:Veiligheidsstudies = Safety and security studies.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; FOREWORD; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; TABLE OF CONTENTS; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Reader's guide; 2 Research design; 2.1 Subject and demarcation; 2.1.1 Cybercrime; 2.1.2 Small and medium-sized enterprises; 2.1.3 One-man businesses; 2.2 Objective and research questions; 2.2.1 Research questions; 3 Research methodology; 3.1 Methodology for SME sector research; 3.1.1 Digital Cybercrime Desk for Businesses Evaluation; 3.1.2 Desk research; 3.1.3 Two kinds of interviews; 3.1.4 The online questionnaire; 3.1.5 The generalisability of the findings and data analysis
  • 3.2 Methodology for one-man business sector research3.2.1 Desk research; 3.2.2 Interviews; 3.2.3 Online questionnaire development; 3.2.4 Recruitment and response rate; 3.2.5 Generalisability of the findings; 3.2.6 Data analysis; 4 Cybercrime among SMEs; 4.1 Online activities, risk awareness and protective measures; 4.1.1 Online activities; 4.1.2 Risk awareness; 4.1.3 Protective measures; 4.2 Cybercrime victimisation and the way in whichcybercrime is committed; 4.2.1 Victimisation; 4.2.2 The way in which cybercrime is committed; 4.2.3 Severity and damage
  • 4.3 Reactions from victims and tackling cybercrime4.3.1 Actions taken as a consequence of victimisation; 4.3.2 Willingness to report in the future and confidence in the police; 5 Cybercrime among one-man businesses and the comparisonwith SMEs; 5.1 IT use and online activities; 5.1.1 Separating IT use for work and private purposes; 5.1.2 Online operations; 5.2 Protection against cybercrime; 5.2.1 Data storage and protection; 5.2.2 Protection against cybercrime; 5.2.3 Estimated probability of victimisation; 5.3 Cybercrime victimisation; 5.3.1 The nature and extent of cybercrime
  • 5.3.2 Risk factors for victimisation5.3.3 The way in which cybercrime is committed; 5.3.4 Severity of and damage from the most recent incident; 5.3.5 Reactions of victims; 5.3.6 Intended reporting behaviour; 5.4 The role of public and private parties when tackling cybercrime; 5.4.1 Responsibility for online security; 5.4.2 Confidence in the police regarding fighting cybercrime; 5.4.3 Government measures to counter cybercrime; 5.4.4 Willingness among one-man businesses to cooperate with fightingcybercrime; 6 Conclusions and final considerations; 6.1 Online activities; 6.2 Protective measures
  • 6.3 Victimisation6.3.1 Risk factors for one-man businesses; 6.3.2 The way in which cybercrime is committed; 6.3.3 Impact and damage; 6.3.4 Reactions of victims; 6.4 The role of public and private parties when tackling cybercrime; 6.5 Final considerations for police and other approaches for tacklingcybercrime against companies; Glossary; References