Research Explorer

Project

The New Wild West? Soldiers of Fortune in Cyber Space and the Governance of Security
Code
01D29522
Duration
01 November 2022 → 31 October 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Criminological theories
    • Private policing and security services
    • Safety, prevention and police
    • Criminology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
Cyber mercenaries governance of security cybercrime-cyberwarfare nexus
 
Project description
 

As theories on governance of security explain security architectures and actors in the real world,
this project seeks to examine the extent to which they are still valid when it comes to dealing with
cyber threats. By analysing cyber mercenaries through qualitative methods, new insights on (digital)
security architectures and governance of security theories will be gained.