Cybercrime operations is not strictly criminal. Day to day operations require the building of websites, translating of texts, maintenance of servers. But where are criminal groups finding people to do this work for them? Dr Masarah Paquet-Clouston joins us to discuss the entanglement between informal markets and cybercrime forums. Vanessa Henri is back to answer another silly questions as I ask whether a student should consider working at a large law firm or a small law firm.

The Internet-Facilitated Harassment of Researchers shouldn't be a problem, but it is. Dr Periwinkle Doerfler joins us to discuss this issue, the experience of it, its impact on minority research and researchers, the institutions involved with it and what we can do to reduce its harms. Vanessa Henri joins us to answer my silly questions about the names of law firms and whether or not it is better for a cyberlawyer to get their start at a big law firm?

A discussion about Cyber and Computer crime would not be complete if it did not include surveillance. Dr David Lyon joins us to continue the discussion on surveillance and talk about the implication of events like 9/11 and our role in surveillance.

A discussion about Cyber and Computer crime would not be complete if it did not include surveillance. Dr David Lyon joins us to share a history and point of view with a richness that comes from three decades of experience studying the topic.

It feels like cyberspace has become a threat to democracy, but what is that threat? Drs Holly Ann Garnett and Michael Pal join us to talk about their book “Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy” and the cybersecurity of elections and the democratic process and the threats to democracy that we face in the digitized world.

More than ever, you should safeguard your research. We are joined by Sinead Tuite, the Senior Director for the Digital Research Infrastructure Branch within the Science and Research Sector at Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada to talk about the need for protecting your research, some threats to be aware of and what you can do about it to make sure you are proactively making choices about how your research is used and shared.

Where is trust in the big data world of the information age? Dr Victoria Lemieux joins us to talk about the importance of record keeping in an age of heightened institutional and epistemic mistrust. We talk about her recent book "Searching for Trust Blockchain Technology in an Age of Disinformation" and the important role of immutable records such as distributed ledgers in providing an epistemic basis for the trust necessary for civilization.

What choices should we make in order to adapt to the environment of cybercrime ? Dr Asier Moneva shares with us his experiences applying environmental criminology to the research of crime online. We talk about work on website defacements and DDoS attacks, progressing research to overcome limitations, finding research questions and adopting new forms of data and methods to advance our understanding of crime in the virtual world and provide value in the prevention of crime. Dominic Vogel from cyber.sc joins us to help with a silly question. He lets us know the difference between cybersecurity and information technology skill sets and talks about balancing profit and community values as a small business.

What is important to keep in mind when designing and taking part in Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. We talk with Jax, who has been designing top-level competitions for white hats and students for half a decade. We find out what CTFs are, what to keep in mind when designing them and when competing in them. We keep the discussion away from the technical and there is a glossary at the end and fun throughout.

Dr Susanne van’t Hoff de Goede joins us to talk about the link between cybersecurity motivation and knowledge, cybersecurity behaviours and cybercrime victimization. She discusses research that provide some interesting insights into victimization that brings into question some common assumptions about crime online. Dominic Vogel from cyber.sc joins us to help with a silly question. He explains that a security consultant should be honest and helpful even when they don't know the answer to a question, and the importance of authenticity for him as an entrepreneur.