Conceptualizing Cybercrime: Definitions, Typologies and Taxonomies
Open Access
- 16 April 2022
- journal article
- review article
- Published by MDPI AG in Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 2 (2), 379-398
- https://doi.org/10.3390/forensicsci2020028
Abstract
Cybercrime is becoming ever more pervasive and yet the lack of consensus surrounding what constitutes a cybercrime has a significant impact on society, legal and policy response, and academic research. Difficulties in understanding cybercrime begin with the variability in terminology and lack of consistency in cybercrime legislation across jurisdictions. In this review, using a structured literature review methodology, key cybercrime definitions, typologies and taxonomies were identified across a range of academic and non-academic (grey literature) sources. The findings of this review were consolidated and presented in the form of a new classification framework to understand cybercrime and cyberdeviance. Existing definitions, typologies and taxonomies were evaluated, and key challenges were identified. Whilst conceptualizing cybercrime will likely remain a challenge, this review provides recommendations for future work to advance towards a universal understanding of cybercrime phenomena as well as a robust and comprehensive classification system.Keywords
Funding Information
- European Commission (883543, CC-DRIVER - 883543)
This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
- The contemporary cybercrime ecosystem: A multi-disciplinary overview of the state of affairs and developmentsComputer Law & Security Review, 2018
- Cyber-organised crime. A case of moral panic?Trends in Organized Crime, 2018
- Understanding Revenge Pornography: A National Survey of Police Officers and Staff in England and WalesJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2018
- Delinquency and DriftPublished by Taylor & Francis Ltd ,2018
- A Systematic Approach Toward Description and Classification of Cybercrime IncidentsIEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 2017
- Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour to predicting online safety behaviourCrime Prevention and Community Safety, 2013
- Patrol officers' perceived role in responding to cybercrimePolicing: An International Journal, 2012
- A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologiesHealth Information and Libraries Journal, 2009
- On the definition and classification of cybercrimeJournal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, 2006
- Scientific Realism and Scientific ChangeThe Philosophical Quarterly, 1982