Explorative Assessment of Internet Hacking: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach

Zaiyong Tang, Kallol Bagchi and Anurag Jain

Journal of Information Privacy and Security, 2009, vol. 5, issue 2, 42-64

Abstract: Internet hacking is fast becoming a significant threat not only to businesses, but government entities, online communities, and individual Internet users as well. We have built an agent-based model (ABM) to study the dynamics of Internet hacking. Several factors that impact the adoption of Internet hacking are evaluated. Through ABM simulations we explore the interactions of various types of Internet users along with their hacking propensity and the resulting hacking trends. The simulations point to several interesting outcomes. For instance, the hacking trend is greatly affected by the quantum of law enforcement and by the influence of hackers on normal users. On the other hand, the number of initial hackers and the degree of interaction do not appear to be significant factors. In addition, the results of the simulation illustrate the impact of the mass media and of “hacking websites” on Internet hacking trends.

Date: 2009
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/15536548.2009.10855863 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:uipsxx:v:5:y:2009:i:2:p:42-64

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.tandfonline.com/pricing/journal/uips20

DOI: 10.1080/15536548.2009.10855863

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Information Privacy and Security is currently edited by Chuleeporn Changchit

More articles in Journal of Information Privacy and Security from Taylor & Francis Journals
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Chris Longhurst ().