Using the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) broken-links approach to understand vulnerabilities to disruption in a darknet market

Ben R Lane; Paul M Salmon; Adrian Cherney; David Lacey; Neville A Stanton

doi:10.1080/00140139.2019.1621392

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Using the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) broken-links approach to understand vulnerabilities to disruption in a darknet market

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Using the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) broken-links approach to understand vulnerabilities to disruption in a darknet market

Ben R Lane, Paul M Salmon, Adrian Cherney, David Lacey and Neville A Stanton

Ergonomics, Vol.62(9), pp.1134-1149

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1621392

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Abstract

broken links

cryptomarket

Darknet

Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork

sociotechnical systems

Darknet markets provide an anonymous, online platform for users to trade illicit drugs, fraudulent identity data, and other commodities. Although law enforcement agencies have been successful in seizing many markets, the Darknet is an agile and dynamic environment and market activities often persist and emerge in a new form. Given this constantly changing environment, new ways of disrupting darknet markets are required. This study used Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) to analyse market activity and understand vulnerabilities to disruption. This involved using the EAST broken-links approach to assess the effects of compromising the transmission of information between tasks and between agents. The analysis identified critical vulnerabilities in the system, which included information involved in registering, depositing funds, communicating listing details to buyers, and communicating dispute resolution messages. This study indicates that systems ergonomics methods-in particular, EAST-can provide insight into system vulnerabilities that might be targeted for disruption.

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Title: Using the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) broken-links approach to understand vulnerabilities to disruption in a darknet market
Authors: Ben R Lane (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Adrian Cherney (Author) - University of Queensland
David Lacey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Neville A Stanton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Ergonomics, Vol.62(9), pp.1134-1149
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2019.1621392
ISSN: 0014-0139
Copyright note: Copyright © 2019. This is an electronic version of an article published in Ben R. Lane, Paul M. Salmon, Adrian Cherney, David Lacey & Neville A. Stanton (2019) Using the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) broken-links approach to understand vulnerabilities to disruption in a darknet market, Ergonomics, 62:9, 1134-1149, DOI:10.1080/00140139.2019.1621392. Ergonomics is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0014-0139&volume=62&issue=9&spage=1134
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; Cyber Institute; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450794002621
Output Type: Journal article

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