Socio-Technical Influences of Cyber Espionage: A Case Study of the GhostNet System

Socio-Technical Influences of Cyber Espionage: A Case Study of the GhostNet System

Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1947-3451|EISSN: 1947-346X|EISBN13: 9781613509425|DOI: 10.4018/jte.2011040105
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Lin, Xue, and Rocci Luppicini. "Socio-Technical Influences of Cyber Espionage: A Case Study of the GhostNet System." IJT vol.2, no.2 2011: pp.65-77. http://doi.org/10.4018/jte.2011040105

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Lin, X. & Luppicini, R. (2011). Socio-Technical Influences of Cyber Espionage: A Case Study of the GhostNet System. International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), 2(2), 65-77. http://doi.org/10.4018/jte.2011040105

Chicago

Lin, Xue, and Rocci Luppicini. "Socio-Technical Influences of Cyber Espionage: A Case Study of the GhostNet System," International Journal of Technoethics (IJT) 2, no.2: 65-77. http://doi.org/10.4018/jte.2011040105

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Abstract

Technoethical inquiry deals with a variety of social, legal, cultural, economic, political, and ethical implications of new technological applications which can threaten important aspects of contemporary life and society. GhostNet is a large-scale cyber espionage network which has infiltrated important political, economic, and media institutions including embassies, foreign ministries and other government offices in 103 countries and infected at least 1,295 computers. The following case study explores the influences of GhostNet on affected organizations by critically reviewing GhostNet documentation and relevant literature on cyber espionage. The research delves into the socio-technical aspects of cyber espionage through a case study of GhostNet. Drawing on Actor Network Theory (ANT), the research examined key socio-technical relations of Ghostnet and their influence on affected organizations. Implications of these findings for the phenomenon of GhostNet are discussed in the hope of raising awareness about the importance of understanding the dynamics of socio-technical relations of cyber-espionage within organizations.

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