Thomas J. Holt, Associate Professor in the MSU School of Criminal Justice, presents his latest research and opportunities for collaboration at the Cybersecurity Interdisciplinary Forum on February 5, 2016

1. Cybercrime
Understanding the Offender,
Victim, and Managers
Thomas J. Holt
Associate Professor
School of Criminal Justice
holtt@msu.edu
517-353-9563

2. Criminological Theories and
Cybercrime

3. Offender Data From Online Sources

4. Understanding Victimization
• Surveys are primary vehicle to understand
victimization correlates:
– Machine-based protective software fail to predict
victimization
– Individual deviance and self control matter
– Peer behavior is also significant to increase
proximity to offenders
• Collaboration is key to expand our knowledge,
linking mass machine collected data with
survey responses

5. Place Managers and Responders

6. How Do We Get There?
• Collaboration is the most important answer
– Interdisciplinary data collection and analysis
– Tool development, mass data collection, assessment
of first responders
• Developing a common language across all fields:
– MSU Interdisciplinary Conference on Cybercrime-
March 17, 18th, 2016
• Education is a huge component
– CJ445, CJ/CSE 429, CJ490- Topics: Digital Forensics

7. How Do We Get There?
• Collaboration is the most important answer
– Interdisciplinary data collection and analysis
– Tool development, mass data collection, assessment
of first responders
• Developing a common language across all fields:
– MSU Interdisciplinary Conference on Cybercrime-
March 17, 18th, 2016
• Education is a huge component
– CJ445, CJ/CSE 429, CJ490- Topics: Digital Forensics