Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Issues in the BRICS Economies

Abstract

Cybercrime and cybersecurity issues in the BRICS countries have important global implications, both politically and economically. All of the fast-growing BRICS economies are members of the Group of Twenty. These economies’ cybersecurity frameworks have strong similarities and striking differences. This editorial provides a comparison of BRICS economies’ approaches to cybersecurity.

Keywords:

• BRICS Economies
• Cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• PRISM Internet Surveillance Program

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Nir Kshetri

Nir Kshetri is a professor at Bryan School of Business and Economics, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a research fellow at Kobe University. He is the author of four books and 85 journal articles. He has been interviewed and/or quoted in over 60 TV channels, magazines, and newspapers.