ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how digital forensics can evolve with technology generally, and considers the issues: the popularity of a given technology; the recognition among offenders of how to use the Silk Road and bitcoins; and the ability for law enforcement; in order to provide some context for the future of cybercrime from the standpoint of offenses, researchers, and policing. In addition, traditional criminological theories have also provided considerable insight to the more complex cybercrimes of malware creation/distribution and unauthorized access to computer systems. The chapter demonstrates that technological innovations create myriad opportunities for crime and deviance. One of the most common ways that policy-makers, particularly in government and private industry, discuss how they may combat the problems, namely crime and deviance, is through the cultivation of better cybersecurity principles that can be employed by the common person every day. The chapter also discusses the challenges inherent in legislating against cybercrimes in an increasingly borderless world.
