What can we learn from a cybercriminologist?

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In spite of global efforts to reduce rates of cybercrime, cyber-victimization rates continue to increase at an exponential rate; whether against individuals, organizations, or government agencies. Understanding why is a complex question.

In order to effectively address cybercrime reduction initiatives, we must focus on the foundation of why most cyber-intrusions are successful, by acknowledging that most occur as a result of some form of social engineering; the art of successfully getting individuals to submit to efforts to get them to do something presented by a cybercriminal that can result in granting unauthorized access to digital platforms, or through other means, such as mail or telephone conversations. Significant research continues to estimate that upwards of 90 to 95 percent of all cyber-intrusions involve some form of social engineering. To date, efforts to educate users of technology (UoT) to be more aware of when they are being socially engineered continue to fall far
short of succeeding.

There is one common denominator as to why – we are not doing a good job of educating people, and the root cause is due to generational differences of comprehension of the digital world, and the ongoing use of “one size fits all” education platforms we use to raise awareness. It is naive to expect a room of individuals ranging in age from 19 to 80 to be on the same level of knowledge about technology, and therefore be successfully educated about how to be more cyber-secure. The 19-year old believes they know it all, and for good reason – they have been using digital platforms from a very early age; the 80-year old did not grow up in a digital world, did not use it in their early to middle years (comparatively), and in many cases, doesn’t use it today. However, they have become a prime target for cyber-vicitimization and scamming. Now with AI making unprecedented progress of emulation,
anyone, and particularly older individuals, can be scammed more easily than ever.

As a cybercriminologist, we look at as many aspects of cybercrime as possible, in an effort to formulate effective means to help people reduce the changes of becoming a cyber-victim. We attempt to accomplish this incredibly challenging objective by: researching past and existing methods of cyber-education; conducting independent research and reviewing existing research; developing and presenting presentations and webinars; authoring books; becoming a member of knowledgeable groups (locally, nationally, and internationally); engaging with law enforcement, NGO, and government agencies – all in an effort to learn how best to improve how we make people more aware of threats that if victimized, can result in life-changing events that could occur as the result of becoming a cyber-victim.

During this webinar, we are joined by CHRISTOPHER KAYSER where will will discuss What can we learn from a cybercriminologist?

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Chris Kayser holds a Masters of Criminal Justice with a Subconcentration in Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity from Boston University, a member of the Cyber Advisory Board at the University of Scranton, Community of Interest (COM) member with CyberAlberta, and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT).

He is a board member of the Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC), an editorial review board member and Production Manager of the International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime (IJCIC), a member of ASC, ACJS, SERENE-RISC, CATA’s eCrime Cyber Council (ECC), editorial reviewer for the Chartered Market Technician’s (CMT) Journal of Technical Analysis (JOTA), and guest editorial reviewer for other peer-reviewed publications.

Chris has authored two books: “Cybercrime through Social Engineering – A Guide to Success” and “How to Master an Online Degree – A Guide to Success”.

He is Founder of Cybercrime Analytics Inc., providing consulting, education, presentations, research, expert witness testimony, and advice on policies and procedures to assist in reducing rates of cybervictimization, particularly through his research related to Social Engineering.

Visit www.cybercrimeanalytics.com for more information.