Category: Cybercrime
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It Was Wrong of an Illinois Republican to Do What He Did – But Here’s Why We Still Shouldn’t Outlaw Catfishing
[Originally published in The Independent] To catch a catfish, you will have to cast a wide net in the digital ocean. Too wide. Nick Sauer, a Republican state representative from Illinois, has resigned after his ex-girlfriend alleged he created a fake Instagram account using her likeness. The account, she claims, used nude pictures of her
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MalwareTech’s Arrest Sheds Light on the Complex Culture of the Hacking World
(Originally published in The Conversation) The arrest of a British cybersecurity researcher on charges of disseminating malware and conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse provides a window into the complexities of hacking culture.
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Race, Cyberbullying and Intimate Partner Violence
(Originally published in The Conversation) Over the past two decades, cyberbullying has become a major focus for parents, educators and researchers. Stopbullying.gov lists several effects of cyberbullying, including depression, anxiety and decreased academic achievement. Judging from popular culture, the narratives surrounding cyberbullying tend to have at least one of two themes. One, cyberbullying is a
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Far Beyond Crime-ridden Depravity, Darknets are Key Strongholds of Freedom of Expression Online
(originally published in The Conversation) The internet is much more than just the publicly available, Google-able web services most online users frequent – and that’s good for free expression. Companies frequently create private networks to enable employees to use secure corporate servers, for example. And free software allows individuals to create what are called “peer-to-peer”
Dr. Roderick Graham 