The changing face of cyber crime as a service: An Australian perspective

Author Identifier

Mike Johnstone

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-7098

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of Information Warfare

Volume

23

Issue

1

Publisher

Armistead Tec

School

School of Science

RAS ID

65662

Abstract

Claims of unchecked sophisticated cyberattacks have raised important questions about the types of adversaries, the targets (victims), the changing nature of cybercrime, and the legal ramifications that lead to successful prosecutions. The ease of access to services, such as botnets that can be deployed on behalf of customers by third-party providers, has no doubt encouraged non-technical customers to engage in cyber warfare. As such, they could be legitimately prosecuted; such prosecutions are, however, rare, due to a range of limitations. This article examines the legal and practical issues arising from the evolution of Cybercrime as a Service from a technical to a business-driven model.

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