--- Cyber-Related Fraud Incidents in Malaysia. A Seven-Year Analysis of MyCERT Data
Author(s): HASHIM, Mohd. Shamir; RAHMAN, Noraini Abdul; ZIN, Ahmad Nasir Udin Mohd.; MAHAMAD, Khairul Akma; AHMAD, Fauzan Amrullah
Author(s) keywords: cyber incidents, cyber-related fraud, cybercrimes, MyCERT, scam
Reference keywords: cyber threats, cybercrime, online frauds
Abstract:
Cyber-related frauds have been the most prevalent category of cybercrimes in this digital era. However, the fact that it has been defined and placed under different categories by different organisations all over the world has not made it easier to compare the data of incidents. This research was aimed to analyse the cyber-related fraud incidents in Malaysia based on a seven-year data of reported incidents. The researchers believe that some insights can be gathered by understanding the trend of occurrences of the said incidents.
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Article Title: Cyber-Related Fraud Incidents in Malaysia. A Seven-Year Analysis of MyCERT Data
Author(s): HASHIM, Mohd. Shamir; RAHMAN, Noraini Abdul; ZIN, Ahmad Nasir Udin Mohd.; MAHAMAD, Khairul Akma; AHMAD, Fauzan Amrullah
Date of Publication: 2017-12-29
Publication: International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime
ISSN: 2285-9225 e-ISSN: 2286-0096
Digital Object Identifier: 10.19107/IJISC.2017.02.01
Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, Year 2017
Section: Advances in Information Security Research
Page Range: 9-16 (8 pages)
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