The Effect of a Surveillance Banner in an Attacked Computer System.
Objectives: Test whether the presence of a surveillance message on an attacked computer system influences system trespassers’ active engagement with the compromised system (i.e., entering computer commands). The hypothesized restrictive deterrent effect is tested both in the context of a first syste...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 829 - 856 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Nov2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=110506542&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 110506542 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00224278 RCD jtl: Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency issn: 00224278 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Nov2015 vid: 52 iid: 6 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 110506542 10.1177/0022427815587761 ppf: 829 ppct: 27 formats: tig: atl: The Effect of a Surveillance Banner in an Attacked Computer System. aug: au: Wilson, Theodore Maimon, David Sobesto, Bertrand Cukier, Michel affil: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA su: Electronic surveillance Computer crimes Randomized controlled trials Computer security vulnerabilities Public universities & colleges sug: subj: Electronic surveillance Computer crimes Randomized controlled trials Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors Computer security vulnerabilities Public universities & colleges keyword: classical theories crime criminological theory deviance prevention classical theories crime criminological theory deviance prevention ab: Objectives: Test whether the presence of a surveillance message on an attacked computer system influences system trespassers’ active engagement with the compromised system (i.e., entering computer commands). The hypothesized restrictive deterrent effect is tested both in the context of a first system trespassing incident and in the progression of repeated trespassing incidents in an attacked computer system. Methods: We designed a randomized controlled trial and deployed a series of virtual target computers with known vulnerabilities into the computer network of a large public university in the United States. The target computers were set to either display or not display a surveillance banner once system trespassers infiltrated them. Results: We find that the presence of a surveillance banner in the attacked computer systems reduced the probability of commands being typed in the system during longer first system trespassing incidents. Further, we find that the probability of commands being typed during subsequent system trespassing incidents (on the same target computer) is conditioned by the presence of a surveillance banner and by whether commands have been entered during previous trespassing incidents. Conclusions: These findings offer modest support for the application of restrictive deterrence in the study of system trespassing. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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