18th AMCIS, August 9 - 12, 2012, Seattle, Washington, USA Mini-track: Cybercrime and IT Misuse Deadline: March 1st (PST)
We invite you to participate in mini-track “Cybercrime and IT
Misuse” scheduled for the 18th Americas Conference on
Information Systems (AMCIS).
This minitrack aims to encourage research that provides insights
into the issue of cybercrime and IT misuse. The cybercriminal
activities are rapidly evolving, with new techniques being developed
and exploited by hackers worldwide. The cybercrime involving lone
hackers has evolved to growing participation of organized crime
groups. There is increasing industrialization of
cybercriminal activities with some hacking groups allocating
dedicated budgets for research and development. In the past, hackers
may have attacked for fun, notoriety, or to challenge themselves.
However, financial motivations are key consideration nowadays.
Organizations are also witnessing constant IT misuse by
insiders leading to significant security issues. As cybercrime
continues to increase, we need a greater understanding of ways to
de-incentivize the impetus which drives individuals and groups to
commit these crimes. The worldwide nature of cybercrime also
involves significant issues related to development of effective laws
and cooperation across international boundaries. There appears to be
a need for research into cybercrime activities, their causes, and
possible solutions.
We solicit promising papers that will enhance our understanding of
cybercrime and IT misuse. Few topics of interest include (but not
limited to):
· Understanding cybercrime activities
· Hacker motivations
· Technical-social aspects of cybercrime
· Legal challenges to cybercrime
· Cybercrime and societal implications
· Understanding IT misuse
· Ethical aspects of IT misuse
· IT misuse detection and investigation
· Organizational countermeasures to prevent IT misuse
We encourage you to submit a paper to this mini-track. This
mini-track is offered under “Information Systems Security,
Assurance, and Privacy” track. You may obtain additional
information about the conference at (http://amcis2012.aisnet.org).
Please feel free to email any inquiries on potential papers
for submission.
Mini-track Chair
Gurvirender Tejay
Nova Southeastern University tejay@nova.edu
Important Deadlines
Mar 01, 2012: Submit full manuscripts for review
Apr 06, 2012: Acceptance Notices to authors
Apr 25, 2012: Camera-ready copy due for accepted papers
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Gurvirender Tejay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Security
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
Nova Southeastern University
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314