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Profile of Canadian businesses who report cybercrime to police : the 2017 Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime / by Kayla A. Wanamaker.: PS113-1/2019-6E-PDF

"Cybercrime – crimes where the Internet and information technology (IT) are used, such as hacking, virus dissemination, and organized crime – is a growing concern for governments, organizations, individuals and businesses worldwide. Research conducted in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada has concluded that cybercrime and cyber security incidents are underreported to law enforcement. The reasons why this is the case, however, are not well known, especially within a Canadian context. As such, the goal of the current study was to examine the phenomenon of underreporting of cyber security incidents to police services using data from the 2017 Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime that was administered to Canadian businesses"--Abstract, page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Public Safety Canada. Research Division.
TitleProfile of Canadian businesses who report cybercrime to police : the 2017 Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime / by Kayla A. Wanamaker.
Variant title
  • 2017 Canadian Survey of Cyber Security and Cybercrime
  • Profile of businesses who report cybercrime to police
Series title
  • Research report ; 2019-R006
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Title from cover.
  • Issued also in HTML format.
  • "Building a safe and resilient Canada."
  • Incorrect catalogue number (PS18-51/2019E-PDF) printed in this publication.
  • Issued also in French under title: Profil des entreprises canadiennes qui signalent les cybercrimes à la police : l’Enquête canadienne sur la cybersécurité et le cybercrime de 2017.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa, Ontario : Public Safety Canada = Sécurité publique Canada, [2019]
  • ©2019
Author / Contributor
  • Wanamaker, Kayla A., author.
Description1 online resource (15 pages).
ISBN9780660335766
Catalogue number
  • PS113-1/2019-6E-PDF
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