AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF COMPUTER AND INTERNETSECURITY BREACHES USING SPARSE DATA

摘要

This study discusses some empirical findings on various computer and Internet-related crimes. An appropriaterndiffusion model was used that encompassed modeling of two opposite behaviors-imitation and deterrence acts.rnThe model also is adequate for handling sparse data. The model was used to analyze various types of attack.rnThe results shows that different types of attacks follow different types of growth, that increase in imitation isrnrelated to an increase in deterrence, and that imitation rates are much higher than deterrence rates. Modelrnvalidation results are also included.