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On the Peace and Security Implications of Cybercrime: A Call for an Integrated Perspective
[Forschungsbericht]
Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)
Abstract Criminal cyberattacks have skyrocketed in the past decade, with ransomware attacks during the pandemic being a prime example. While private corporations remain the main targets and headlines are often dominated by the financial cost, public institutions and services are increasingly affected. Govern... mehr
Criminal cyberattacks have skyrocketed in the past decade, with ransomware attacks during the pandemic being a prime example. While private corporations remain the main targets and headlines are often dominated by the financial cost, public institutions and services are increasingly affected. Governments across the globe are working on combatting cybercrime. However, they often do not see eye-to-eye, with geopolitical tensions complicating the search for effective multilateral remedies further. In this research report, we focus on the threat that cybercrime poses to peace and security, which is rarely addressed. We examine the potential of cybercrime to exacerbate state-internal conflicts, for example by fuelling war economies or by weakening social coherence and stability. Various actors sharing similar, possibly even identical, approaches to compromising adversarial computer systems is another threat that we assess, as it has the potential to cause unintended escalation. Similarly, cyber vigilantism and hack-backs, whether conducted by private actors or corporate entities, can also endanger state agency and the rule of law. While an international treaty, as for example currently being discussed at the UN, could be a valuable step toward curbing cybercriminal behaviour, we also reflect on possible negative side effects - from increased domestic surveillance to repression of opposition. Lastly, we argue for an integrated perspective, combining various knowledge bases and research methodologies to counter direct and indirect limitations of research, particularly pertaining to data availability but also analytical concepts.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Informationstechnologie; Kriminalität; Sicherheit; Konfliktpotential
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
UN Cybercrime Convention
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Erscheinungsort
Hamburg
Seitenangabe
51 S.
Schriftenreihe
IFSH Research Report, 12
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet