Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
6-2017
Abstract
In this paper, we estimate the impact of enforcing the Convention on Cybercrime (COC) on deterring distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. Our data set comprises a sample of real, random spoof-source DDOS attacks recorded in 106 countries in 177 days in the period 2004-2008. We find that enforcing the COC decreases DDOS attacks by at least 11.8 percent, but a similar deterrence effect does not exist if the enforcing countries make a reservation on international cooperation. We also find evidence of network and displacement effects in COC enforcement. Our findings imply attackers in cyberspace are rational, motivated by economic incentives, and strategic in choosing attack targets. We draw related implications.
Keywords
Cybercrime, deterrence, legislation, law enforcement, convention on cybercrime, distributed denial of service attack
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Information Security | Internet Law
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Publication
MIS Quarterly
Volume
41
Issue
2
First Page
497
Last Page
523
ISSN
0276-7783
Identifier
10.25300/MISQ/2017/41.2.08
Publisher
University of Minnesota, Management Information Systems Research Center
Citation
HUI, Kai-Lung; KIM, Seung Hyun; and WANG, Qiu-Hong.
Cybercrime deterrence and international legislation: Evidence from distributed denial of service attacks. (2017). MIS Quarterly. 41, (2), 497-523.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3420
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Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2017/41.2.08
Comments
Wang Qiu Hong is the corresponding author. Authors are listed in alphabetical order.