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The Main Aspects of the Impact of Cybercrimes on the Business Environment in the Digital Era: Literature Review

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The aim of this research is to identify the main aspects of the impact of cybercrime on the business environment through quantitative research and comparative analysis by reviewing international literature. The applied research methodology also consisted of processing and analysing information gathered from the literature of international regulatory bodies, which formed the basis for syntheses and extracts of judgements and findings. The results obtained revealed a significant increase in cybercrime over the last decade, which is why several measures to combat cybercrime in business were proposed and discussed. The chapter concludes with the authors’ conclusions, the limitations of this study and future research directions proposed by them.

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    Dan Ioan Topor & Mihaela Ștefan Hint

  3. Faculty of Sciences, University of Petroșani, Petroșani, Romania

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  4. Faculty Marketing Management in Economic Affairs, Pitești, Romania

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Căpușneanu, S., Topor, D.I., Rakoș, IS., Țenovici, CO., Hint, M.Ș. (2023). The Main Aspects of the Impact of Cybercrimes on the Business Environment in the Digital Era: Literature Review. In: Achim, M.V. (eds) Economic and Financial Crime, Sustainability and Good Governance. Contributions to Finance and Accounting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34082-6_7

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