Proposal / Submission Type
Peer Reviewed Paper
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida
Start Date
26-5-2016 9:00 AM
Abstract
Phishing has become one of the most recognized words associated with cybercrime. As more organizations are being targeted by phishing campaigns, there are more options within the industry to deter such attacks. However, there is little research into how much damage these campaigns are causing organizations. This paper will show how financial organizations can be impacted by phishing and present a method for accurately quantifying resultant monetary losses. The methodology presented in this paper can be adapted to other organizations in order to quantify phishing losses across industries.
Keywords: phishing, cybercrime, economics
Scholarly Commons Citation
Wardman, Brad, "Assessing the Gap: Measure the Impact of Phishing on an Organization" (2016). Annual ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law. 2.
https://commons.erau.edu/adfsl/2016/thursday/2
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Assessing the Gap: Measure the Impact of Phishing on an Organization
Daytona Beach, Florida
Phishing has become one of the most recognized words associated with cybercrime. As more organizations are being targeted by phishing campaigns, there are more options within the industry to deter such attacks. However, there is little research into how much damage these campaigns are causing organizations. This paper will show how financial organizations can be impacted by phishing and present a method for accurately quantifying resultant monetary losses. The methodology presented in this paper can be adapted to other organizations in order to quantify phishing losses across industries.
Keywords: phishing, cybercrime, economics
