This book is about the global cybercrime industry, which according to some estimates, is a US$1 trillion industry and is growing rapidly. It examines economic and institutional processes in the cybercrime industry, provides insights into the entrepreneurial aspect of firms engaged in cyber-criminal activities, takes a close look at cybercrime business models, explains the global variation in the pattern of cybercrimes and seeks to understand threats and countermeasures taken by key actors in this industry. This book s distinguishing features include the newness, importance, controversiality and complexity of the topic; cross-disciplinary focus, orientation and scope; theory-based but practical and accessible to the wider audience; and illustration of various qualitative and quantitative aspects of the global cybercrime industry.

The Global Cybercrime Industry and Its Structure: Relevant Actors, Motivations, Threats, and Countermeasures

Simple Economics of Cybercrime and the Vicious Circle
An Institutional Perspective on Cybercrimes
Increasing Returns and Externality in Cybercrimes
Institutional Field Evolved Around Cybercrimes
Information and Communications Technologies, Cyberattacks and Strategic Asymmetry
Global Heterogeneity in the Pattern of the Cybercrime Industry
Structure of Cybercrime in Developing Economies
Institutional and Economic Foundations of Cybercrime Business Models
The Global Click Fraud Industry
Concluding Remarks and Implications.