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TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF CYBER CRIME: USERS’ PERSPECTIVES CASE STUDY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA Mathews Z. NKHOMA Business Information Systems RMIT International University Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Duy P. T. DANG Business Information Systems RMIT International University Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Kudakwashe Appolo Shamu Software Engineering FTMS College Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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Mathews Z. NKHOMA Business Information Systems RMIT International University Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Duy P. T. DANG Business Information Systems RMIT International University Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Kudakwashe Appolo Shamu Software Engineering FTMS College Malaysia Abstract—The Internet has been playing crucial roles in our life for decades by opening a new separated and free world that is capable of improving and bringing benefits to our life in different areas such as economic, education, governance and entertainment. Nevertheless, due to being virtual and separated from the real living world, plus the ability to expand throughout the globe, the Internet has eventually become a tool for criminals utilized for malicious purposes. The commitment of those crimes by abusing the Internet with malicious tools and methods is recognized widely as ‘cyber crime’. In order to defend against the expansion of cyber-crimes, several factors that affect cyber crime’s development have been studied and determined by prior and current researches. Apart from a nation’s IT infrastructure and law and regulations of Internet behaviors, the awareness of the Internet’s users is considered as an imperative factor that helps the users protect themselves against cyber crime as the very first tier of the defense, thus prevents the development of these notorious intentions.

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TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF CYBER CRIME: USERS’ PERSPECTIVES CASE STUDY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

 Mathews Z. NKHOMA

Business Information Systems RMIT International University Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

 Duy P. T. DANG

Business Information Systems RMIT International University Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Kudakwashe Appolo ShamuSoftware Engineering FTMS College 

Bukit Jalil Kuala LumpurMalaysia 

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AGENDA

WHAT IS CYBER CRIME?

WHAT IS USER AWARENESS?

USER AWARNESS VS CYBER CRIME

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

FINDINGSCLOSING REMARKS

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WHAT IS CYBER CRIME?

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• Internet  has  eventually  become  a  tool  for  criminals  utilized  for malicious purposes. 

• crimes  committed  by  abusing  the  Internet  with  malicious  tools  and methods is recognized widely as ‘cyber-crime

• common  cyber  crime’s  activities  that  affect  directly  general  Internet users

• related and not related to financial motives 

CYBER CRIME

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WHAT IS USER AWARENESS?

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• referred to the level of attention and knowledge that allows general Internet users to understand the internet and its environment.

• This will enable users to predict the results of their actions, create awareness of the risks that may make them victims of cyber crime and determine proper course of actions

• User’s awareness can be gained through experience or education

USER AWARENESS

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CYBER CRIMEUSER AWARNES

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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• The survey accumulated total of 397 respondents

• Impact of user awareness on Cybercrime 

• First stage used a 34-item Likert-type questionnaire

• Second phase we contacted participants via email to expand on themes in the questionnaire.

METHODOLOGY

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RESEARCH FINDINGS

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• Users from general management and network security specialist have different perception towards Cyber crime.

• 88% of respondents are aware of risk associated with the internet.

• But 80% of respondents approved the act of giving pirated copy of software. 

FINDINGS

Internet Fraud: Internet action fraud and unsolicited e-mail

Identity Theft: stealing your social security number, credit card numbers, messenger / social network account or mailbox

Hacking: virus infections and penetration of computer systems

Online stalking

Cyber-harassment

Other

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• Question 8 9 10 and 11

• Indicate that users are aware of Cyber-crimes and willing to report to the authorities.

• indicates a sharp disparity between users of the internet and their willing to report to the authorities.

FINDINGS

• Question 32. Could you name any of Computer or IT laws?

Believe the law enforcement could not help

Unaware of law enforcement's in-terests

Do not know where to go

Feel embarassed

Others

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LIMITATIONS

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LIMITATIONS

• No two persons identify and frame Cybercrime in an identical manner.  

• This creates potential conflict of interest when the participants present their arguments as to how to best identify and respond to cybercrime risk

• literature in the field of network security 

• To make sure that the fundamental definitions of Cybercrime are clearly defined and are as free from bias as possible.

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CONCLUSION

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• Our study has integrated the literature on Cybercrime, policies, perception into a case study method in which the perceptions of subjects currently studying in South East Asia are assessed. 

• The first stage was a qualitative 34-item Likert-type survey which assessed common themes and shared themes among the population. 

• Because it incorporates the needs of understanding Cybercrimes into perception of how, why and to what extent these crimes need to be managed 

CONCLUSION

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FUTURE RESEARCH

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• Assess the degree of conflict and how decision-making processes are made in respect to the Cybercrime awareness initiatives.

FUTURE RESEARCH

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THANK YOU!