Virginia Tech Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention
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The Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention promotes peace and advances human security through scholarship. The Cybercriminology Lab’s goal is to build a systematic, longitudinal database for collecting cybercrime offending and victimization data.
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Cross-Sectional Survey of Cybercriminology - September 2021
This survey is part of a series of cross-sectional online polls. The series begins in 2019. Questions focus on three main areas, cyber offending, cyber victimization, and criminology. Demographic and ...
doi.org
Interested in our cybercrime data? We have a yearly nationally representative (census-balanced) survey on cybercrime. Data is publicly available here doi.org/10.7294/2480...
Huge shout out to VT Sociology graduate student and member of VT's Cybercriminology lab Amelia Simmons! Amelia was recently recognized by the Common Cyber Initiative for Best Poster at the CCI Researcher Showcase. Congrats Amelia!!
May 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Huge shout out to VT Sociology graduate student and member of VT's Cybercriminology lab Amelia Simmons! Amelia was recently recognized by the Common Cyber Initiative for Best Poster at the CCI Researcher Showcase. Congrats Amelia!!
Events like the passing of #Pope Francis strain digital infrastructures with surges in news, misinformation, and #cyberattacks. Our #research provides insights about strategies that businesses can use to protect themselves against cyberattacks in normal times as well as during global shocks.
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Events like the passing of #Pope Francis strain digital infrastructures with surges in news, misinformation, and #cyberattacks. Our #research provides insights about strategies that businesses can use to protect themselves against cyberattacks in normal times as well as during global shocks.
Please read this story about the problems caused to businesses by damaging hacks. nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... Also, our graph below shows how cyberattacks have affected businesses in Virginia. #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
April 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Please read this story about the problems caused to businesses by damaging hacks. nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... Also, our graph below shows how cyberattacks have affected businesses in Virginia. #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
Cybercrime has disastrous effects on businesses like the firm in this article: www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/b...
We have researched cybercrime's impacts on Virginia businesses (see chart for the financial losses).
For more see #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
We have researched cybercrime's impacts on Virginia businesses (see chart for the financial losses).
For more see #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
March 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Cybercrime has disastrous effects on businesses like the firm in this article: www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/b...
We have researched cybercrime's impacts on Virginia businesses (see chart for the financial losses).
For more see #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
We have researched cybercrime's impacts on Virginia businesses (see chart for the financial losses).
For more see #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
According to this article www.bbc.com/news/busines..., from 2020-2021, cyber-attacks on small firms rose 150%+.
Our data below show cybersecurity methods used by Virginia businesses. To learn more, consult research of the #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
Our data below show cybersecurity methods used by Virginia businesses. To learn more, consult research of the #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
March 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
According to this article www.bbc.com/news/busines..., from 2020-2021, cyber-attacks on small firms rose 150%+.
Our data below show cybersecurity methods used by Virginia businesses. To learn more, consult research of the #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
Our data below show cybersecurity methods used by Virginia businesses. To learn more, consult research of the #Cybercriminologylab @PeaceStudiesandViolencePrevention lnkd.in/eaC9SSi6
Not all cybercrime is conducted against individuals. Some focuses on institutions and businesses. Here are some of our findings on cybercrime against US businesses.
February 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Not all cybercrime is conducted against individuals. Some focuses on institutions and businesses. Here are some of our findings on cybercrime against US businesses.
Our newest public dataset is available. This was an exciting year -our sample included three countries (the U.S., Finland, and Hungary). Find it Here! doi.org/10.7294/2830...
Cross-Sectional Survey of Cybercriminology – April 2022 International Sample.
This survey is part of a series of cross-sectional online polls that begin in 2019. The questions focus on three main areas: cyber offending, cyber victimization, and criminology. Demographic and othe...
doi.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our newest public dataset is available. This was an exciting year -our sample included three countries (the U.S., Finland, and Hungary). Find it Here! doi.org/10.7294/2830...
Please take a look at this interesting graph.
February 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Please take a look at this interesting graph.
Please check out this interesting graph.
January 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Please check out this interesting graph.
Check out this graph that shows the relationship between age and use of computer camera covers.
December 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Check out this graph that shows the relationship between age and use of computer camera covers.
Here is a graph that shows the relationship between age and familiarity with computers. Where do you fit in?
December 10, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Here is a graph that shows the relationship between age and familiarity with computers. Where do you fit in?
Interested in our cybercrime data? We have a yearly nationally representative (census-balanced) survey on cybercrime. Data is publicly available here doi.org/10.7294/2480...
Cross-Sectional Survey of Cybercriminology - September 2021
This survey is part of a series of cross-sectional online polls. The series begins in 2019. Questions focus on three main areas, cyber offending, cyber victimization, and criminology. Demographic and ...
doi.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Interested in our cybercrime data? We have a yearly nationally representative (census-balanced) survey on cybercrime. Data is publicly available here doi.org/10.7294/2480...
How Does Your Social Media Time Compare to these Averages?
December 2, 2024 at 11:01 PM
How Does Your Social Media Time Compare to these Averages?