ABSTRACT
There is a long-standing approach in the world of criminal justice in developing a description of some criminal activity and relating this activity to patterns of human behavior that could give insight into the possible perpetrator of this activity. Although this activity has been successful in many instances, it also has led to abuses in the criminal justice system by improperly ascribing behavior to an entire group of individuals, such as the expression “driving while black” to recognize the fact that many African-American motorists tend to be pulled over at a far greater rate than the average of the population.
Nevertheless, the approach of profiling can also be used in the cyberenvironment—and its relevance is potentially even stronger since when we analyze the behavior of an attacker, it is not through face-to-face contact but rather how the perceived attacker utilizes the cyberenvironment.
