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Cybercrime and cybersecurity in the global south / Nir Kshetri.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: International political economy seriesPublisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: xi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781349437757
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 364.168 KSH 22
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Contents:
1. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South: Status, Drivers and Trends -- 2. Technological and Global Forces Shaping Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South -- 3. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Former Second World Economies -- 4. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in China -- 5. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in India -- 6. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Middle East and North African Economies -- 7. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Latin American and Caribbean Economies -- 8. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Sub-Saharan African Economies -- 9. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Developing Pacific Island Economies -- 10. Discussion, Implications and Concluding Remarks.
Summary: Global cybercrime is arguably the biggest underworld industry of our times. Global forces and technologies such as mobile phones, social media and cloud computing are shaping the structure of the global cybercrime industry estimated at US$1 trillion. Nir Kshetri documents and compares the patterns, characteristics and processes of cybercrime activities in major regions and economies in the Global South such as China, India, the former Second World economies, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa. Integrating theories from a wide range of disciplines, he explains initiatives at the global, supranational, national, sub-national and local levels.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South: Status, Drivers and Trends -- 2. Technological and Global Forces Shaping Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South -- 3. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Former Second World Economies -- 4. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in China -- 5. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in India -- 6. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Middle East and North African Economies -- 7. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Latin American and Caribbean Economies -- 8. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Sub-Saharan African Economies -- 9. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Developing Pacific Island Economies -- 10. Discussion, Implications and Concluding Remarks.

Global cybercrime is arguably the biggest underworld industry of our times. Global forces and technologies such as mobile phones, social media and cloud computing are shaping the structure of the global cybercrime industry estimated at US$1 trillion. Nir Kshetri documents and compares the patterns, characteristics and processes of cybercrime activities in major regions and economies in the Global South such as China, India, the former Second World economies, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa. Integrating theories from a wide range of disciplines, he explains initiatives at the global, supranational, national, sub-national and local levels.

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