Chapter 6 – |
The Psychology of Computer Criminals |
Q. Campbell
David Kennedy, CISSP
Chapter Contents:
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6.1 |
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Introduction
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6.1.1 |
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Computer Crime Cost and Prevalence
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6.1.2 |
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Recent Examples of Computer Crime
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6.2 |
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Social Psychological Aspects of Computer Crime
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6.2.1 |
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Anonymity, Aggression, and Computer Crime
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6.2.2 |
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Social Presence and Computer Crime
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6.2.3 |
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Deindividuation and Computer Crime
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6.2.4 |
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Social Learning Theory of Computer Crime
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6.2.5 |
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Individual Differences and Computer Criminals
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6.2.5.1 |
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Narcissistic personalities and computer criminals
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6.2.5.2 |
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Asperger syndrome and computer criminals
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6.2.5.3 |
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Computer addiction and computer crime
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6.2.6 |
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Ethics and Computer Crime
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6.3 |
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Classifications of Computer Criminals
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6.3.1 |
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Early Classification Theories of Computer Criminals
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6.3.2 |
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Rogers's New Taxonomy of Computer Criminals
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6.3.3 |
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Virus Creators
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6.4 |
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Summary and Conclusions
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6.5 |
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Notes
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