Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data : Hackers'' Bazaar

• Author: Acquisition and Technology Policy Center; Ablon, Lillian.
• TeilnehmendeR: Libicki, Martin C.; Golay, Andrea A.; Acquisition and Technology Policy Center; Rand Corporation; Juniper Networks, Inc; Rand Corporation National Security Research Division,
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (83 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets. This report characterizes these markets and how they have grown into their current state to provide insight into how their existence can harm the information security environment. Understanding these markets...

Table of Contents

• Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction and Research Methodology; Chapter Two: Characteristics of the Black Market; Structure; Participants; Business Conduits; Language; Products; Pricing; Reliability and Integrity; Sensitivity to External Events; Resilience; Chapter Three: The Black Market and Botnets; Sophistication; Cost Trends Over Time; Chapter Four: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in the Black and Gray Markets; Participants and Structure; Prices; Trends for the Zero-Day Market
• Chapter Five: Are Hacker Black Markets Mature?Chapter Six: Projections and Predictions for the Black Market; Most-Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions; Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions for Shifts in Targets; Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions for Shifts in Attack Characteristics; Agreed-Upon Projections and Predictions for Shifts in Participants; Contested Projections and Predictions; Chapter Seven: Conclusions; Chapter Eight: For Future Research; Appendixes; A. Text of the Black Market Timeline; B. Glossary; Bibliography; Selected Interviews and Personal Communications