The landscape of cybercrime in Greece

Vlachos, V; Minou, M; Assimakopouos, V; Toska, A

dc.contributor.author	Vlachos, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Minou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Assimakopouos, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Toska, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:37:24Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:37:24Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	09685227	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21498
dc.subject	Broadband networks	en
dc.subject	Bullying	en
dc.subject	Computer crime	en
dc.subject	Fraud	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Social networking sites	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband technologies	en
dc.subject.other	Bullying	en
dc.subject.other	Cybercrime	en
dc.subject.other	Design/methodology/approach	en
dc.subject.other	Financial fraud	en
dc.subject.other	Fraud	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Information and Communication Technologies	en
dc.subject.other	Public sector	en
dc.subject.other	Similar case	en
dc.subject.other	Social networking sites	en
dc.subject.other	Task force	en
dc.subject.other	Crime	en
dc.subject.other	Information technology	en
dc.subject.other	Social networking (online)	en
dc.subject.other	Computer crime	en
dc.title	The landscape of cybercrime in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1108/09685221111143051	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09685221111143051	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Purpose - Cybercrime is a serious threat for most modern societies as it hinders the necessary adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT). This paper seeks to analyze a large number of real cases related to the cybercrime in Greece. Design/methodology/approach - All cases were voluntarily submitted from Greek users, who asked for assistance to a special task force, composed of public sector employees and servants. By analyzing more than 1,000 similar cases, the paper derives a taxonomy of security-related incidents that the Greek users encountered during the past years. Greece only recently embraced broadband technologies and, therefore, this paper is able to observe the corresponding increase of cybercriminal activities. Findings - An analysis of the reports received by the task force indicate a clear shift in the type of reported content. A large number of recent reports from Greek users concern financial fraud schemes and phenomena of cyberbullying and cyber-extortions, activities related primarily to the newly emerged social networking sites. Originality/value - The paper offers insights into cybercrime in Greece via real case studies. © 2011 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.	en
heal.journalName	Information Management and Computer Security	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1108/09685221111143051	en
dc.identifier.volume	19	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	113	en
dc.identifier.epage	123	en