Friends, rivals, foes: The private sector and online vigilantism impact on police cyber capabilities

Abstract

Friends, Rivals, Foes: The Private Sector and Online Vigilantism Impact on Police Cyber Capabilities August 2021 University of Glasgow #: 2468006m Dublin City University #: 19108682 Charles Prague University #: 75713277 Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies Word Count: 21,997 Supervisor: Prof. Oldrich Bureš Date of Submission: August 2nd , 2021 Abstract Cybercrimes and the evolution of new technologies have brought with them an expansion and change within the policing structures that govern cyberspace. Thus, the different nodes of governance in the virtual environment were broken down and identified; as per the scope of this research the key categories explored were law enforcement agencies, private industries, and online vigilantes. Questions pertaining to the regulatory scope and capabilities of these groups in cyberspace where then analysed, focusing on some clear links and connections that have previously been largely ignored by scholars, policy makers and other researching bodies. The purpose of this research study was to demonstrate how the different nodes of governance work to achieve the deterrence what are considered of lower-tier cybercrimes. Different case studied were critically analysed to...