Last week I presented my research on online grooming and onlinr child exploitation at the co-hosted Cyber Summit 2024 by @IAFCI and Sarasota Cybersecurity. Thank you to Sarasota Cybersecurity for the invitation and for organizing such an enriching event.

Thank you for inviting me to share insights from my research on online grooming of minors and discuss crucial strategies for online child protection.

Episode 93 is out now! In this episode we speak with Dr. Eden Kamar (Eden Kamar; Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group) about:
-Parental guardianship and online grooming
-Knowledge of sex and susceptibility to online grooming
-Online predators targeting webcams

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The winner of 1st #YoungScholarAward by Cyberagentur on #NetworkEvent { CYBER : Crime || Security || Society } is: Eden Kamar with the topic: “Using a honeypot chatbot to investigate cybercriminal behavior.” linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
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👉 The latest publication from members of the @GSU_EBC, Eden Kamar and David Maimon in Justice Quarterly!

Andrew Young School

'The Relevance of Targets’ Sexual Knowledge in the Progression of Online Sexual Grooming Events: Findings from an Online Field Experiment.'
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Check out our (David Maimon ) newest manuscript which was published in Justice Quarterly. We used a honeypot chatbot to assess the effect of sexual knowledge on the progression of the online grooming of minors event.
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A podcast discussing Eden Kamar’s work on online grooming would be an absolute must-listen! The integration of criminological insights and methodological innovation truly showcases the relevance of criminology in the digital age. A perfect fit for The Criminology Academy. Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group

Two criminologists automated chatbots posing as 13-year-old girls to gather detailed, current data on how predators are targeting children. Here are their disturbing findings (by Eden Kamar and C. Jordan Howell of University of South Florida) bit.ly/3BuYCgZ

Our (Eden Kamar) research was featured in The National Desk.
Check it out here:
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Eden Kamar and I deployed #chatbots disguised as 13-year-old girls on chatrooms as bait for online predators. We received several unsolicited links: 41% were associated with Whereby. We later found that predators can use this platform to spy on kids via their webcam.

ep83-My parents are home, it would be weird: #Chatbots , #Grooming & #Guardians Eden Kamar discusses interesting experimental #research using a chatbot #honeypot on the effect of the proximity of #parents on the behaviour of #predators . cybercrimeology.com/episodes/my-pa…

Congratulations to Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group partner Dr. Eden Kamar! Eden has completed her Ph.D. program and has been awarded her #doctoratedegree in #cybersecurity from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem!

Congratulations Eden! We are so proud of you!

Ebcs partners Eden Kamar — a Ph.D. candidate in #cybersecurity at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and C. Jordan Howell, a #cybercrime expert at USF, were recently featured in the New York Post!

You can read the full article here! - t.gsu.edu/3krp3PF

Repping USF CBCS and University of South Florida in the news for the 3rd time this month. My colleague (@EdenKamar) and I discovered a new exploit in a popular video conferencing platform, Whereby, that allows online predators to spy on children. Thankful for the New York Post and John Mac Ghlionn for

Online predators are using a video conferencing platform, Whereby, to spy on children and create #childporn . The results of our forensic investigation are discussed by John Mac Ghlionn in the New York Post. We hope this story continues to receive proper coverage so nypost.com/2023/02/17/pre…

Last night, our research findings, C. Jordan Howell David Maimon, were published in the NY Post, alerting a new vector attack where new platforms allow online predators to take over minors' webcams without their ability to resist. Check it out: nypost.com/2023/02/17/pre…

Last weekend, EBCS students presented their #research and #findings at the Amer Soc of Crim 2022 Annual #Conference ! Special thanks to Robert Perkins, Cameron Hoffman, Fangzhou Wang, Eden Kamar, Tessa C., Shelleen Akin, and Manik Kaur. Your hard work has paid off!

Check out our latest #CyberSecurity piece in Justice Quarterly. Using a randomized controlled trial, we find the effectiveness of #informationsecurity messages in reducing online victimization varies based on participants' cognitive capacity. USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
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Our manuscript was accepted for publication in Justice Quarterly, marking my 20th peer-reviewed article. Great way to begin my second year on the tenure clock. Shoutout to the dream team: Eden Kamar David Maimon. USF Sarasota-Manatee campus USF Criminology Dept. @evidencebasedc1