The Growing Global Threat of Cyber-crime given the Current Economic Crisis: A Study regarding Internet Malicious Activities in Romania

Ana Maria Tuluc ()
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Ana Maria Tuluc: Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, 2011, issue 1(1), 179-189

Abstract: Computer crime, also referred as cyber-crime, is considered today one of the main leading problems in the ongoing global economic crisis and an impediment in the development of many countries. Objectives of this work are: to determine the evolution of cyber-crime during the current economic crisis, to emphasize the severity of this problem and the urgent need to limit its impact worldwide, to determine consumers perceptions regarding this phenomenon in Romania. Prior Work related to this issue was conducted by the Computer Security Institute in United States, International Computer Protection Agency, Symantec and Ponemon Institute. In their studies, these institutions have revealed many of cyber-crime features and proposed valuable solutions for decreasing its impact. The Approach used in this paper was a survey among Romanian consumers regarding cybercrime. A total number of 110 respondents participated in this survey. Results showed that almost 80% of respondents were victims of cyber-crime at least once and more than 87% of respondents never reported these crimes to the police. As regards Implications, the study can offer support to specialized institutions, while academics can use these findings for further research. The Value of this paper consists of relevant findings regarding cyber-crime issue in Romania.

Keywords: Computer crime; economic decline; Internet security; web-attack victims (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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