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Research regarding attitudes towards cybercrime

  • 10-10-2008 12:29PM
    #1
    GrainneIADT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi,

    I am a lecturer in cyberpsychology in Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology (www.iadt.ie) and I am currently completing a project investigating people's attitudes towards cybercrime.

    If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be very grateful if you could complete the questionnaire at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wnYnuA_2fx8YFi4B3xwfxEaQ_3d_3d

    Sincere apologies for any cross-postings

    Thank you

    Grainne


    Dr. Grainne Kirwan
    Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology


Comments

  • #2
    paddy316i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭paddy316i


    Hi, I was doing your survey but stopped as I found all the questions asked the same thing with different, similar scenarios. Is 'hacking' even a crime? Theft would be the charge in most of these questions I think.

    Not trying to criticise by the way - just an observation.

    Good luck with the study


  • #3
    GrainneIADT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭GrainneIADT


    paddy316i wrote: »
    Hi, I was doing your survey but stopped as I found all the questions asked the same thing with different, similar scenarios. Is 'hacking' even a crime? Theft would be the charge in most of these questions I think.

    Not trying to criticise by the way - just an observation.

    Good luck with the study
    Hi Paddy

    Thank you for visiting my survey. The scenarios do seem similar, but there are important differences between them that are the basis for my research study - they might seem a bit repetitive but I really appreciate if people can continue through them - the types of questions do change after a few pages.

    Hacking is a crime in most jurisdictions - but the legality around it is very difficult to tie down - for example, in many cases you can be convicted of hacking even if you unintentionally find yourself in what would be considered a private domain.

    Some very famous cases of convicted hackers include Gary McKinnon (very recent) and Kevin Mitnick (quite an old case by now) - if you're interested in these areas I'd recommend that you take a look at their stories.

    Best wishes
    Grainne


  • #4
    Angelo Pascal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭Angelo Pascal


    Some very famous cases of convicted hackers include Gary McKinnon (very recent) and Kevin Mitnick (quite an old case by now) - if you're interested in these areas I'd recommend that you take a look at their stories.

    with all the problems in the world today, Gary McKinnon is priority 1 - international bad-boy.

    In summary, he was stoned and drunk, using administrator accounts with no passwords to post childish messages to the administrators of a U.S government network - i know, lets jail him for 3-4 years..ffs

    you'd think there were bigger priorities for government agencies, but instead they focus all their efforts on extraditing and jailing some tosser like Gary McKinnon, just to prove a point.

    lets face it..he's a nobody, what would it achieve jailing him at this point?
    absolutely nothing.


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