Virtual Criminology Report:
Cybercrime - The Next Wave
In 2006, the findings showed how cybercriminals had started to adopt KGB-style tactics to recruit a new generation to its ranks, and capitalize on the growing opportunities to exploit new technologies for fi nancial gain. It highlighted the increasing professionalism of organized crime gangs and how businesses and individuals alike are at risk of attack.
This year, McAfee has collaborated with law enforcement agencies and cybercrime experts across the world to assess the biggest looming cyber trends. The third McAfee Virtual Criminology Report shows how cybercrime is now a global issue for everyone.
Commissioned by McAfee, Dr. Ian Brown from the Oxford Internet Institute and Professor Lilian Edwards from the Institute for Law and the Web in the United Kingdom, together with Eugene Spafford and his team from the CERIAS center at Purdue University in the United States, undertook extensive research among law enforcement agencies and cybercrime experts across the globe to assess the current trends and emerging threats to security.
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