01553nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245007600055210006900131260004200200300001000242490000600252520085100258653001101109653001401120653001501134653001801149653001201167653001001179653002401189653001401213100001901227700001701246856003601263       2016                        eng d  a1927-032100aExamining the Modes Malware Suppliers Use to Provide Goods and Services0 aExamining the Modes Malware Suppliers Use to Provide Goods and S  aOttawabTalent First Networkc02/2016  a21-270 v63 aMalware suppliers use various modes to provide goods and services to customers. By mode, we mean “the way” the malware supplier chooses to function. These modes increase monetization opportunities and enable many security breaches worldwide. A theoretically sound framework that can be used to examine the various modes that malware suppliers use to produce and sell malware is needed. We apply a general model specified recently by Hagiu and Wright to study five modes that malware suppliers use to deliver goods and services to their customers. The framework presented in this article can be used to predict the mode in which a malware supplier will function; to study which types of malware suppliers, agents, and customers are attracted to each mode; to discover new modes; and to better understand the threat a malware supplier presents.10aagents10acustomers10acybercrime10acybersecurity10amalware10amodes10amultisided platform10asuppliers1 aBailetti, Tony1 aGad, Mahmoud  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/96501534nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245006300055210006300118260004200181300001000223490000600233520091900239653001401158653001201172653002701184653001501211653001301226653002401239100001701263856003601280       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aCrimeware Marketplaces and Their Facilitating Technologies0 aCrimeware Marketplaces and Their Facilitating Technologies  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2014  a28-330 v43 aThe cybercrime community has evolved from one in which criminals develop their own tools into one in which crimeware – tools and services to carry out or facilitate illegal online activity – can be readily bought, sold, traded, hired, or licensed in online marketplaces. Crimeware marketplaces are expected to grow significantly in the near term, and they will offer an increasing number of services and tools that target mobile computing devices. This article examines the actors, value chains, and modes of operation in underground crimeware marketplaces, and it identifies three facilitating technologies that are likely to significantly expand the reach of cybercriminals. Anonymous e-currency (e.g., Bitcoin) enables anonymous financial transactions; anonymity networks (e.g., Tor) enable anonymous Internet access; and mobile computing provides access to a very large number of potential target devices. 10aanonymity10aBitcoin10acrimeware marketplaces10acybercrime10adark web10aunderground economy1 aGad, Mahmoud  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/847