Contribution: Cyber Security Cooperation Program
Simon Fraser University
$43,700.00
Hackers Hedging Bets: A Cross-Community Analysis of Online Hacking Forums
FY 2017-18 · 2017-12-27
Summary
The proposed project is aiming to study the greater hacking community to find prominent players and identify emerging threats. Tangible outcomes for this project include: 1) an understanding of how cyber-criminals are established in various communities, 2) an updated version of the Open Discussion Forum Crawler (ODFC) capable of cross-community analysis and 3) Operationalization of the technology for use by law enforcement and security professionals.
Department
Program
Cyber Security Cooperation ProgramCyber Security Cooperation Program (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, Colombie Britanique, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Open Discussion Forum Crawler (ODFC) was partially funded through a grant from the Cyber Security Cooperation Program
Additional Information (French)
Le "Open Discussion Forum Crawler" (ODFC) a été partiellement subventionné par le Programme de Coopération en Matière de Cybersécurité
Agreement Start Date
2017-12-27
Agreement Title
Hackers Hedging Bets: A Cross-Community Analysis of Online Hacking Forums
Agreement Title (French)
Hackers Hedging Bets: Une Analyse Intercommunautaire des Forums de Piratage en Ligne
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$43,700.00
Amendment Number
0
Organization Code
ps-sp
Organization
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada
Program Name
Cyber Security Cooperation Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de coopération en matière de cybersécurité
Program Purpose
The proposed project is aiming to study the greater hacking community to find prominent players and identify emerging threats. Tangible outcomes for this project include: 1) an understanding of how cyber-criminals are established in various communities, 2) an updated version of the Open Discussion Forum Crawler (ODFC) capable of cross-community analysis and 3) Operationalization of the technology for use by law enforcement and security professionals.
Program Purpose (French)
Le projet proposé vise à étudier la plus grande communauté de piratage pour trouver des acteurs importants et identifier les menaces émergentes. Les résultats tangibles de ce projet comprennent: 1) une compréhension de la façon dont les cybercriminels sont établis dans diverses communautés, 2) une version mise à jour du Open Discussion Forum Crawler (ODFC) capable d'analyse intercommunautaire et 3) l'opérationnalisation de la technologie pour utilisation par les professionnels de l'application de la loi et de la sécurité.
Recipient City
Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, Colombie Britanique
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Simon Fraser University
Reference Number
GC-2018-Q3-00018
